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He may be a thief. vs He could be a thief.

Both "he may be a thief." and "he could be a thief." are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 1120 views

He may be a thief.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a possibility or likelihood that someone is a thief.
  • That is, he may be a thief, but not the sort who will climb through a window or attack you with a knife. He will divert, pervert, subvert, and contravert as a matter of ...
  • Nov 27, 2012 ... He may be a thief but he has never been a sexual predator. I was a little perplexed by this claim so I did a look up on his criminal records and ...
  • Sep 30, 2014 ... What a loser. Karen Ess. Well....he may be a thief, but hey, at least he didn't leave his kid locked in the car. n3rd831. Why our parents taught us ...
  • Nov 21, 2014 ... He may be a thief but your a mannerless jerk , just saying. Reply · Like. · 3 · November 24, 2014 at 1:20pm. Frank Stenger · Top Commenter.

Alternatives:

  • he might be a thief.
  • he could possibly be a thief.

He could be a thief.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to express a possibility or likelihood that someone is a thief.
  • Dec 19, 2014 ... "But my son is my son, he could be a thief or whatever and I am never going to abandon him. I'll never turn my back on him." On Wednesday ...
  • Feb 14, 2015 ... We don't have to be on the hunt to kill him, he could be a thief or something, like he stole the Koh-i-Noor or something, and we go on a mission ...
  • Nov 25, 2012 ... The man I met on the beach yesterday seemed friendly, but he could be a thief, for all I know. For all I know, the girl was buried alive in the ...
  • “We said there is no way he could be a thief,” one neighbor recalled. “He's just like the rest of us.” A few months ago, while the 33-year-old Becker was still out on ...

Alternatives:

  • he might be a thief.
  • he may possibly be a thief.

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