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confuse mind: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 462; Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:08 pmFollowed by: 4 members; Thanked: 10 times

by confuse mind » Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:04 am

which of these 2 is preferred in GMAT?

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by sivaelectric » Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:06 am

I don't think GMAT would be biased towards anyone of these? If it is like that please suggest which one is right.

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by Frankenstein » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:35 am

Hi,
According to OG: Maybe and perhaps are interchangeable; perhaps is slightly more formal.
So, I don't think we can expect two options which differ only by these words.

Cheers!

Things are not what they appear to be... nor are they otherwise

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by subhashghosh » Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:56 am

Although I've seen option with perhaps as the correct one.

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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:13 am

This came up in a recent tutoring session for me: "maybe" and "may be" are not interchangeable, even though they clearly have the same root. So while "perhaps" is interchangeable with "maybe" and is slightly more formal, leave "may be" out of this.

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by HSPA » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:07 am

Wow... copy pasted to my dB... thanks

Jim@Grockit wrote:This came up in a recent tutoring session for me: "maybe" and "may be" are not interchangeable, even though they clearly have the same root. So while "perhaps" is interchangeable with "maybe" and is slightly more formal, leave "may be" out of this.

First take: 640 (50M, 27V) - RC needs 300% improvement
Second take: coming soon..
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