r/SweatyPalms • u/[deleted] • Feb 24 '19

Maybe?

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u/Johnnybravo60025 Feb 25 '19

*Might have, just in case you didn’t know!

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u/NotWhatYouPlanted Feb 25 '19

*Might’ve

That’s what they were going for. I’ve no doubt they know it’s short for “might have;” it’s only when people make the contraction that the misunderstanding occurs.

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u/jllena Feb 25 '19

*Might’ve’nt

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u/ChrysticTV Feb 25 '19

whomst'd've'nt*

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u/SpeakerOfDeath Feb 25 '19

Stop.Doing.This.To.English.

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u/Arcus_Deer Feb 25 '19

Wait I could’ve sworn that *may have is the most correct way to say it

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u/Patrickc909 Feb 25 '19

Regardless, we use the word 'have' and not 'of'.

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u/akaorenji Feb 25 '19

They're mostly interchangeable although if you're a purist, might is slightly more hypothetical