mayn't, mightn't
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They are legitimate words but they're almost never used where I live.
BrE might be different.
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Mightn't is normal in AusE. /maɪtənt/. I didn't know it was unused elsewhere.
We don't use mayn't.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/latest-gadgets-mightnt-be-greatest/story-fn6ck45n-1226016458680
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2010/03/31/some-things-you-mightnt-have-heard-about-the-us-health-reforms/
Rather cryptic headline here:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/nat-mightnt-be-back-justin-time-this-xmas/story-fn6bm8z4-1225965731041
And an interesting observation from elsewhere:
http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/mightnt_the_journal_mind_its_c.php
We don't use mayn't.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/latest-gadgets-mightnt-be-greatest/story-fn6ck45n-1226016458680
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2010/03/31/some-things-you-mightnt-have-heard-about-the-us-health-reforms/
Rather cryptic headline here:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/nat-mightnt-be-back-justin-time-this-xmas/story-fn6bm8z4-1225965731041
And an interesting observation from elsewhere:
http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/mightnt_the_journal_mind_its_c.php
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