Might not vs May not
1. He is an honest person, he may not have stolen the money from Alex`s house.
2 . He is an honest person insofar as I know, he might not have stolen money from Robert's house.
Could you please clarify the difference between the use of May & might in above sentences .
Top answer
may and might have the same meaning. may is used in more formal contexts as in public signs or journal articles; might is used in less formal contexts, as in ordinary conversation. might is also the backshift of may in reported speech: She said, "I may want to read that book some day".
- may and might have the same meaning.
- may is used in more formal contexts as in public signs or journal articles; might is used in less formal contexts, as in ordinary conversation.
- might is also the backshift of may in reported speech: She said, "I may want to read that book some day".
- She said that she might want to read that book some day.
- And in similar constructions: I thought I might spend my vacation in Hawaii next year.
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may and might have the same meaning. may is used in more formal contexts as in public signs or journal articles; might is used in less formal contexts, as in ordinary conversation.
might is also the backshift of may in reported speech:
She said, "I may want to read that book some day".
She said that she might want to read
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