Re: Alternative to typo?

[Milan Davidovic <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com>]

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Geoff Lane <geoff -at- gjctech -dot- co -dot- uk> wrote:
> In the sentence, "An error may render the unit unresponsive.", "may"
> is ambiguous. Although it expresses probability, it can mean that the
> error has permission to render the unit unresponsive.

I was wondering if someone would bring that up -- is that reading even
plausible?

> Also, "may" and
> "might" are sometimes taken to express different levels of
> probability, with "may" expressing a higher probability than "might".

Again, is that a plausible reading? And if so, what does it risk?

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