Wednesday, August 20, 2014

grammar - Is "I just might have a chance" grammatically correct?



I would like to know if, "I just might have a chance" is grammatically correct. Consider the following sentence:




"If you just knew what I feel for you, I just might have a chance to be with you."





Trying to stress that I might have a chance but just might not be sure of it.
I found this Quora post which says that this construction is wrong but I would like to get a second opinion.


Answer



According to Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, "just might" is fine. From the definition of "just":




5: perhaps

for at least five years, if at all, but inexpensive rolls of plastic
coated with electricity-generating film just might. — Fred Guterl,
Newsweek, 23 Sept. 2002>




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