LL-L "Language varieties" 2004.09.08 (05) [E]

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From: Brooks, Mark <mark.brooks at twc.state.tx.us>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2004.09.08 (01) [E]

John said regarding American English:

"The "might" forms of the verb "may" have almost disappeared."

I, for one, would disagree that the "might" forms have almost disappeared.
I believe that I use "might" more frequently than "may".  Of course, I may
be mistaken (joke intended).

Really, I live in Texas and I grew up here.  Just off the top of my head,
I'd say that we Texans use the "might" form more frequently than "may".  The
"may" form has a more formal feeling to me, and even might (notice might)
convey some affectation or pretentiousness.  Could it be a Southern thing?

Mark Brooks

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From: Grietje MENGER <grietje at menger.fsnet.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2004.09.07 (08) [E]

> From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
> > From: Grietje MENGER <grietje at menger.fsnet.co.uk>
> > I was interested to read that you're a BSL user. At one point I was a
> > deaf-and-blind guide in The Netherlands and as there were many deaf
> guides,
>
> What's a deaf guide?

I suppose I could have put that a bit more elegantly as in:
many deaf-and-blind guides were deaf.

Hope that helps.

Grietje Menger
Scotland

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