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Difference between may and might

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May is used to express the possibility, factual expressions in a sentence.
 
 For example,
  • He may lose his job.
  • We may go on vacation.
  • I may have dessert after dinner.
 
Might is used to express hypothetical, or remotely possible objects in a sentence.
 
For example,
  • If you hurry, you might catch the train on time.
  • If I had shown up on time, I might have kept my job.
 
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In popular usage and speech,may and might?are used interchangeably when referring to possibility and probability, but there is a slight?difference between?the two.?May?is used to express what is possible, factual, or could be factual. For example, He?may?lose his job.
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