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Feb 17, 2022 · "Maybe so." (or even just) "Maybe." / "Probably not." As to why... I'm not confident in this analysis, but I guess it's because "yes" or "no" as answers are not things that can be modifed. Once you introduce adverbs, you're relying on the verb from the question: "Do you want ice cream?" "[I] probably [do] not."
Although "maybe" looks like the words "may" and "be", it functions separately and differently, just like "however" is not "how ever". It is also phonologically different. Maybe is /ˈmeɪˌbi/ with stress on the first syllable. May be is /ˈmeɪˈbiː/ with equal stress on both syllables.
I will X is often used to communicate one's plans or intents. This can be modified with other words. Maybe A B means A may or may not B. So, for example, maybe I will go to the store means I may or may not go to the store. It's uncommittal, you would say maybe if you are not sure or don't want to say yes or no.
Jul 11, 2020 · According to a new study published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, it’s possible to have the arteries of a healthy 20-year-old into your 70s. So, in brief, what it says is this: People say that your odds of a heart attack increases as you get older, because your arteries deteroriate. But, maybe that's not always true.
May 15, 2015 · The construct with "maybe" may be extended to an arbitrary number of items--not just two--and generally requires that items be separated by commas and that "maybe" be included before each. In many cases it is appropriate to use a coordinating conjunction along with "maybe", but different coordinating conjunctions imply different relationships between the things being joined.
Dec 26, 2016 · On the other hand, a sentence such as (asking your friend to confirm your idea) Maybe he was right?, which is cast as a question, is fine. @DamkerngT. The context here is that someone is making suggestion that he wants to pay a visit to someone he is talking to. I also added another example - "Maybe I can help you?"
Apr 10, 2020 · She is maybe the principal. She is maybe seeing the principal. "maybe" is an adverb that modifies verbs (many adverbs don't modify verbs but other parts of speech instead). It has the same meaning as "perhaps". From Wiktionary: Usage notes. Do not confuse maybe with the verb construction may be: "Maybe that's true", but "That may be true".
Maybe I will be there. Maybe we’ll go out to eat tonight. If you are tired, then maybe it is time to go home. In certain situations, maybe can be placed at the end of a sentence, for example, if we are making a suggestion which we are not very certain about. A: My car won't start. B: It could be the battery, maybe.
Not only that, while renaming the subject, we use subject pronoun. For example: It is we who are responsible for this mess. Anyway +1. @MaulikV- we works generally, but not with "not us" and I see you've come to that realization too, given your deleted answer.
Jun 10, 2021 · First, "Earth is maybe circular" is not a question, so your question here isn't really valid. Second, circles are flat, so even many Flat Earthers would agree with "Earth is maybe circular," the predominant theory of Flat Earthers being that Earth is disk-shaped, disks being circular, as opposed to sph
