AlexAD
Senior Member
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2011
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Belarus
- Current Location
- United States
Hello.
I am working on my spoken English and as I was listening to the audio lesson I heard this,
'Did he eat candy? Yes, he probably ate candy.' and I then the construction of 'may well' meaning 'probably' came to my mind and I applied it in this context. So I got,
'Did he eat candy? Yes, he may well have eaten candy.'
Is that correct? Does that sound natural?
Is that standard English or is that BrE?
Being non-native speaker, should I avoid this construction or use it?
Thanks, Alex.
I am working on my spoken English and as I was listening to the audio lesson I heard this,
'Did he eat candy? Yes, he probably ate candy.' and I then the construction of 'may well' meaning 'probably' came to my mind and I applied it in this context. So I got,
'Did he eat candy? Yes, he may well have eaten candy.'
Is that correct? Does that sound natural?
Is that standard English or is that BrE?
Being non-native speaker, should I avoid this construction or use it?
Thanks, Alex.
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