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If we don't see each other today.
There mightn't be another chance again.
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There mightn't be another chance.
Are both okay?
There mightn't be another chance again.
VS
There mightn't be another chance.
Are both okay?
If we don't see each other today. There mightn't be another chance again. VS The
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MikeNewYork
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Your first phrase is not a sentence. The period/full stop is incorrect. It should be a comma. "Again" is not needed.
If we don't see each other today, there mightn't be another chance.
If we don't see each other today, there mightn't be another chance.
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I don't think I have ever said "mightn't."
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I haven't either, but it appears to exist. Perhaps it is used more in BrE.
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I wouldn't say we use it extensively but it's perfectly acceptable and recognisable. It sounds rather old-fashioned to me. I would say "There might not be another chance" but, to be fair to Batman, that is exactly the same sentence but without the contraction.
In fact, I have just realised I used "mightn't" today at work!
In fact, I have just realised I used "mightn't" today at work!
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