An Old Vocabulary Joke
rogersgeorge on February 4th, 2023
I’ve seen versions of this joke several times over the years.
The mathematician SMEs in a math text writing job I had several decades ago insisted we use “can” where we writers would have used “may.” Okay, it sounded idiomatic.
I have a bigger problem with “may,” and I’ll lose this battle: Using “may” as a mild form of “might.” Just look at today’s headlines. You’ll probably see it several times. If you mean “might,” use it! You can afford the two extra letters.
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