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Which should I choose "may" or "might"



 
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Which should I choose "may" or "might" #1 (permalink) Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:23 am   Which should I choose "may" or "might"
 

Which should I choose "may" or "might"
"What are you doing this weekend?"
"I don't know for sure but I may/might go to London."
How is different between these two verbs.
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May/might #2 (permalink) Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:04 pm   May/might
 

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No discernable difference as far as potentiality is concerned; it is more a matter of individual habit as to which is used in such a circumstance.

Some may feel (because of the presumed identity of 'might' as past of 'may') that might is slightly more hesitant than may.
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Which should I choose "may" or "might" #3 (permalink) Fri May 05, 2006 8:27 am   Which should I choose "may" or "might"
 

I would choose "might" in your example. I think "might" is leaning towards a greater possibility to do something while "may" is more of saying that the thought of doing it crossed your mind.
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