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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Probability

What's the difference between PROBABLY WON'T and MIGHT NOT?
  

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Anonymous PROBABLY WON'T and MIGHT NOT "might not" is basically "maybe won't", so the difference is between "probably" and "maybe". "probably" is just a bit less than "certainly", but "maybe" is more like half and half. So if Larry might not come to the party, it's a 50-50 chance that he'll come.

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  • Anonymous PROBABLY WON'T and MIGHT NOT "might not" is basically "maybe won't", so the difference is between "probably" and "maybe".
  • "probably" is just a bit less than "certainly", but "maybe" is more like half and half.
  • So if Larry might not come to the party, it's a 50-50 chance that he'll come.
  • Maybe yes; maybe no.
  • But if Larry probably won't come to the party, we expect that he almost certainly will stay away.
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AnonymousPROBABLY WON'T and MIGHT NOT
"might not" is basically "maybe won't", so the difference is between "probably" and "maybe". "probably" is just a bit less than "certainly", but "maybe" is more like half and half.

So if Larry might not come to the party, it's a 50-50 chance that he'll come. Maybe yes; maybe no.
But if Larry probably won't c
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