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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
mighten't they
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Now over the course of the season (,) the steps to the swimming pool
might be used a very substantial amount mightn't they. [SIB-067-95]
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Reading the sentence above, I don't understand what the meaning of 'might not they' is.
Now over the course of the season (,) the steps to the swimming pool
might be used a very substantial amount mightn't they. [SIB-067-95]
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Reading the sentence above, I don't understand what the meaning of 'might not they' is.
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". It looks a little odd because of the auxiliary verb 'might'. I have a feeling that the British use this structure with 'might' more than Americans do.
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- It looks a little odd because of the auxiliary verb 'might'.
- I have a feeling that the British use this structure with 'might' more than Americans do.
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It's just a tag ending, serving the same purpose as doesn't it, aren't we, didn't he, don't I, meaning "is that not true?". It looks a little odd because of the auxiliary verb 'might'. I have a feeling that the British use this structure with 'might' more than Americans do.
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Thank you for your input on this. Your feeling is right. This is extracted from my grammar book written by a British author Sidney Greenbaum.
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PhilipI have a feeling that the British use this structure with 'might' more than Americans do.We don't use it very much.
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