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Er der en subtil forskel i semantik mellem may have beenog might have been?

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Rebecca

Generelt kan de bruges om hverandre! Der er dog nogle forskelle i tonen. May have beener lidt mere formelt end might, og det giver også indtryk af overbevisning, mens might have beenformidler en tone om, at der virkelig er ringe sikkerhed. Eksempel: I'm sorry I missed your call. I may have been at the store then. (Beklager, at jeg ikke tog telefonen, jeg tror, jeg var i butikken på det tidspunkt.) Eksempel: Jane might have received the parcel, but I'm not too sure. (Jeg tror, Jane modtog pakken, men jeg er ikke sikker.) Eksempel: People might have been nervous to go on the new ride. = People may have been nervous to go on the new ride. (Folk er måske lidt nervøse for at komme på en ny tur.)

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