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It may sound so vs It perhaps may sound so

Both phrases are correct, but "it may sound so" is more commonly used and sounds more natural. Adding "perhaps" before "may" is not necessary and can make the sentence sound a bit awkward.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 931 views

It may sound so

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that something might sound a certain way.

Examples:

It may sound so, but I assure you, it's not true.
It may sound so to you, but to me, it's completely different.
It may sound so, but that's not what I meant.
It may sound so, but that's not the case here.
It may sound so, but there's more to the story.

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It may sound trite to say so, but the time bomb is still ticking away before our very eyes.
Well, it may sound funny, being so tight, but we got 1,000 miles to go and we don't know if we'll make it.
It may sound heartless to say so, but I rather wish he had died first.
But as peculiar as it may sound, I happen to like my life.
It may sound heartless, but that's the hotel business.
It may sound impossible, but I'm not so sure.
And this is less futuristic than it May sound.
Unlikely as it may sound, I believe the Enterprise may be forming an intelligence.
It may sound a little strange.
It may sound superficial, but it's true.
It may sound blunt but that's how I feel.
It may sound like witchcraft... but you mustn't fear parallel perception.
It may sound strange, but they loved the people.
It may sound like an after-school special...
It may sound odd but we were good friends.
And though it may sound presumptuous, she needs somebody like me.
I need to ask you something, and it may sound strange.
It may sound unorthodox but I think our first best option is Jesse Pinkman.
It may sound a lot, but it is actually insufficient.
It may sound strange, but it is true.

Alternatives:

It might sound so
It could sound so

It perhaps may sound so

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to express that something might sound a certain way, but it sounds a bit more formal and less natural.

Examples:

It perhaps may sound so, but that's not what I intended.
It perhaps may sound so to you, but it's not the reality.
It perhaps may sound so, but there's more to consider.
It perhaps may sound so, but that's not the whole story.
It perhaps may sound so, but that's not the case here.

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It perhaps sounds naive, but it is still my dream that there will one day be so many naive people in the world that we shall not permit the destruction of our planet and the killing of innocent children through landmines, famine or HIV.
This might perhaps sounds unnecessarily solemn, considering that we are talking about washing detergents, but when you think about the effects on the environment, this everyday matter is important.
Perhaps this sounds complicated, but it does not necessarily have to be.
Perhaps that sounds a lot, but it is a volume that could easily fit into half of this Chamber.
And of course we also have to consider, no matter how masochistic this might perhaps sound, that in the long run we will also have to offer fair prices for raw materials.
- Perhaps this will sound crazy.
He sounds perhaps like an illusion.
Perhaps that sounds cold-blooded to you.
It sounds like perhaps you have.
Perhaps these demands sound familiar to you as they are precisely the goals of EU programmes in the Middle East, and in Egypt specifically.
This perhaps does not sound like a very politically important issue, but the issue of how we treat employees with children is very important from the point of view of the status of Parliament as an employer.
This may sound cynical, perhaps reflecting the reality of day-to-day UN work, but I think it also sets the tone accurately.
That may sound like a lot of money, but we should be aware that the socio-economic costs associated with this aid are perhaps a tenth or a hundredth of that amount and so amount to a few tenths or hundredths of one per cent.
Ancient dialogue sounds so stilted now.
Sounds so romantic, Mykonos and Crete.
Blown to bits sounds so sudden.
Ancient dialogue sounds so stilted now.
Now, what I'm about to say, may sound controversial.
But as peculiar as it may sound, I happen to like my life.
It may sound heartless, but that's the hotel business.

Alternatives:

It may sound so
It might sound so

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