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To me, the writer wrote "my" for "may" because phonetically they sound the same. I've also seen many native speakers write "than" for "then" (or vice versa). I think for the same reason.
To me, the writer wrote "my" for "may" because phonetically they sound the same. I've also seen many native speakers write "than" for "then" (or vice versa). I think for the same reason.
No, they do not sound the same. Neither do than and then.
There are numerous posters here who misuse the last two. I am not sure why.
I have never seen anyone write my for may until your example.
No, they do not sound the same. Neither do than and then.
There are numerous posters here who misuse the last two. I am not sure why.
I have never seen anyone write my for may until your example.
Okay, you know better than me. It just so happens that Latinos only hear the 5 vowels that exist in Spanish. When we hear an intermediate vowel, we hear it as one of our 5. The others don't exist for us, or are very difficult to distinguish.
Even the best writers make mistakes. As writers, pointing out errors is a great way to avoid writing.
Well... I'm a member of Wordreference, they don't forgive you for the slightest mistake. But that way I learned to write better. In both English and Spanish.
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