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Nsfs2 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Might probably

Hi,

Is it grammatically correct, and natural to use 'might' and 'probably'?For example,'It might probably be my friend's father's car.'

Thanks.
  

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No, that's redundant. You can say it might well be, or might actually be or might almost be or might really be.

— Enoon

  • No, that's redundant.
  • You can say it might well be, or might actually be or might almost be or might really be.
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No, that's redundant. You can say it might well be, or might actually be or might almost be or might really be.
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No, one or the other will do.

It might be my friend's father's car.
It is probably my friend's father's car.
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Hi Americans,

Is it true that Texas-style slang includes 'It might could . . . .' ?

Clive
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Thanks to all of you dear teachers.
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CliveHi Americans,Is it true that Texas-style slang includes 'It might could . . . .' ?Clive
I have my doubts that it should be associated specifically with Texas because it occurs in pockets all over the U.S.

I know from personal experience that it's widespread in North Carolina, for example, and I've heard it from time to time as far north as Michig
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I know we've had threads on the use of the double modals in the American South here before and I think I remember a speaker from the United Kingdom saying that it is or was common in parts of Scotland as well.
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I've never heard it, I don't think. There is a map at U of P that shows its occurrence ( http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_53.html ). It seems to be concentrated in the rural South, for t
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