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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Might/Would?

Don't you think it might/would be good for her to change school?

Is the only difference that might is vaguer and more polite than would? In the sentence, could might just be translated as=maybe would?

  

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Politeness is not an issue in this usage. "Would" is a great deal more certain/definite than "might."

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Don't you think it might/would be good for her to change schools?

The way I hear it, would gives a little extra weight to the idea that the school change is a good thing. Might is less loaded with opinion. Actually, using don't you think rather than do you think immediately conveys the idea that the change would be good.

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anonymouscould might just be translated as=maybe would?

Yes. That sounds reasonable to me — in this sentence anyway.

However, I don't recommend substituting "maybe ... would" every time you see "might". It's usually closer to "maybe ... is" or "maybe ... will be".

CJ

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