If you have trouble deciding when to use might and when to use may, this post is for you.
As a writer and ruthless editor who strives for clarity, I prefer this clear distinction:
might implies possibility
Eric might go to the movie tonight.
(There is a possibility Eric will go to the movie.)
may implies permission
Eric may go to the movie tonight.
(Eric has permission to go to the movie.)
Yet I find multiple sources online that offer what I consider this unsatisfactory claim about the difference between might and may: Continue
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