Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[MLD38]

Words: may have

ie ...even though he may have been misinformed, but he did not lie...

Depends on how may is combined with have in a sentence ( ie also author's intent ).

may: define
...used to indicate possibility or probability <you may be right> <things you may need> --


..."flame may have elements of a normal message, but is distinguished by its intent"....
..."a normal, non-flame message may have elements of a flame -- it may be hostile"...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamewars


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Other examples of may combined with have :

they may have a colon delimited prefix

mandatory multi-value property on the other hand may have zero or more values

is special in that a given node type may have two property definitions that are identical in every respect except

push button may have client-side scripts associated with the element's event attributes

offer richer rendering possibilities: the BUTTON element may have content

expressly reserves all other rights it may have

may have paid money to get copies or you may have obtained copies at no charge

may have been due to the fact that physicians have been working to

may have little information on one URL, but lots on the other