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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
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"Might" the news be true?

1b00Might 02b00the news be true? (=Is it likely that the news is true?/Is it possible that the news is true?/01b00Could02b00 the news be true?)02br
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01b00Might 02b00he tell his wife? (=Is it likely that he will tell his wife?/Is it possible that he will tell his wife?/01b00Could02b00 he tell his wife?)02br
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01b00Might02b00 we go camping this summer? (=Is it likely that we will go camping this summer?/Is it possible that we will go camping this summer?/01b00Could02b00 we go camping this summer?)02br
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00May I ask if I could use "might" in those questions? By the way, am I right in using "could" instead of "might"? Is that wrong? 02br
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00Please help me with this. Thank you very much for your help!0-
  

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1b 00Might 02b 00the news be true? 02font 02br 02br 01b 00Might 02b 00he tell his wife? 02font 02br 02br 01b 00Might02b 00 we go camping this summer?

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1b00Might 02b00the news be true? (=Is it likely that the news is true?/Is it possible that the news is true?/01b00Could02b00 the news be true?) 01font00OK.02font02br
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01b00Might 02b00he tell his wife? (=Is it likely that he will tell his wife?/Is it possible that he wil