"You may have hurt yourself" Is it grammatically wrong?
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I don't know what Oxford dictionary says. I imagine this situation: you badly bumped into a pillar. Your friend is worried. He says: "Please have a look at your leg. You may have hurt yourself." meaning: you may be hurt without being aware of it in the first moment.
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It it always helpful to provide more context.
Practical English Uage gives "Polly is very late. She may have missed her train."
[3rd edition section 339.8]
In North American English, the following are interchangeable.
She may have missed her train.
She might have missed her train.
She could have missed her train.
Also, there is a stronger form when the speaker is certain.
She must have missed her train.
She has to have missed her train.
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Which Oxford guidelines? Can you provide a link?
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That sounds correct to me.
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But As per oxford guidlines it is wrong to use may/might for the past possibilities with the known outcomes.
Only could can be used.
So,it is correct in American English.Isn't it?
Intresting.
Thank you!
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