AEE 2221: Maybe Versus Perhaps in English

1. i maybe will going to the gym. maybe is more common / causal , uncertain, not quite sure . something is possible . perhaps is more formal , if you use perhaps is a little distance from the person you talking to. British use perhaps more than maybe. US people use maybe more than perhaps . 工作上多用perhaps，日常多用maybe. 2. maybe for answers depend on the voice how you say it can show how you think it . do you want to record this episode today ? maybe ~ do you want to get sushi for lunch? oh perhaps ~ can we get ice cream after school ? maybe, we will see ( always means no ) hey we should go out sometime . maybe ( usually means no) 3. maybe for suggestions / giving for an idea where should we go for dinner ? maybe we should try the Italian food . do you think we should practise this speach anymore ? maybe we should try one more time . 4. should we review the reports today ? perhaps. 5. use languages that feels right for your personality , be yourself in English . it's good to know it, but it's unnecessary to use it.

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