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| Autor: | mick robertson |
| E-mail: | getget@australia.edu |
| Data: | 28/MAI/2003 2:07 AM |
| Assunto: | Re: Might x likely |
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“might” indicates a lower probability/degree of certainty than “likely” the meaning of “will likely” is not the same as “might” – either could be appropriate depending on what the speaker intends personally I would never use this “will likely” expression – instead I would say “will most likely” or “will most probably” however it is not a question of ambiguity if the speaker intends to indicate that they are quite sure then “will (most) likely” is appropriate if the speaker intends to indicate that they are not really sure then “might” is appropriate SO in this case you can use "might" instead of “likely” if you are not really sure AS these words DO NOT have the same meaning |
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Might x likely – Sérgio T. Buchalla 
27/MAI/2003, 7:55 AM Re: Might x likely – pat 27/MAI/2003, 8:05 AM 
Re: Might x likely – mick robertson 28/MAI/2003, 2:07 AM Re: Might x likely – pat 28/MAI/2003, 8:23 AM Re: Might x likely – andré costa 27/MAI/2003, 10:21 AM