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Thread #172874 Message #4194987
Posted By: Doug Chadwick
06-Jan-24 - 04:27 AM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
One of the more annoying grammatical errors of our time is a tendency to confuse “may” and “might” when speaking of the past.
I have just posted on the 'BS: Funny witticisms' thread and opened with:- "That may have been ......."
If only I had opened this thread first, I could have avoided such a silly mistake. I will be more careful next time.