you may not want to vs you might not want to

Both "you may not want to" and "you might not want to" are correct and commonly used in English. They both express a possibility or suggestion that the listener may not want to do something. The choice between them depends on the level of formality or personal preference.

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you may not want to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a possibility or suggestion that the listener may not want to do something.

This phrase is used to suggest that the listener might not desire to do something. It implies a possibility or potential lack of interest.

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You're asking me to tell you things that you may not want to hear about.
You may not want to tell on them, but I won't do anything right away.
When receiving a next level gift you may not want to catch it if you know that there are add life gifts in the level.
You may not want to hear this, but Arthur didn't do you any favors.
You may not want to hear it, but this isn't an assignment you can do.
You may not want to be, but you are and so am I.
Young lady, you may not want to watch.
Ma'am, you may not want to look.
You're probably right, but if it's something else, you may not want to know.
I understand that you may not want to see me, but I cannot leave your sight.
I might be sick, you may not want to get too close.
I know you may not want to, but you have feelings towards him.
Then you may not want to land in the Hamptons.
Thing is... you may not want to just at the moment.
Young lady, you may not want to watch.
Claudia, it's about something else you may not want to hear...
Listen, you may not want to hear this, but you did order me to conduct these interviews.
I'm afraid that once I tell you the truth about my family, you may not want to be involved with me.
You know, you may not want to believe this, but you two are a lot alike.
And you may not want to listen to this, but you are like your mother and me.

Alternatives:

you might not want to
you probably don't want to
you could not want to
you likely don't want to
you possibly don't want to

you might not want to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a possibility or suggestion that the listener might not want to do something.

This phrase is used to suggest that the listener might not desire to do something. It implies a possibility or potential lack of interest.

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I am so sorry, all right? I just... I didn't want you to kiss me because I thought you might not want to kiss the guy who made out with your mother.
Now, if it's a really close friend of yours you might not want to empty the trash for about six weeks.
I do know that you might not want to go through all certainly not with a child that isn't...
You might not want to admit it, but we understand each other.
I am a decent person, but next time you want to bad-mouth me, you might not want to go to sleep at night, because while you're sleeping, you might lose a finger.
After this, you might not want to.
Now, Matt, you might not want to watch this.
A - actually, you might not want to hear this part.
And you might not want to marry me.
And for your own peace of mind, you might not want to shine that around the rest of the room.
And now I'm telling you that you might not want to show up.
Now, Matt, you might not want to watch this.
Syd, you might not want to get too flirty with Mike.
Because you might not want to touch your wallet, keys, or tampons.
In fact, you might not want to.
All I'm saying is you might not want to get in the way of your mom's happiness.
Although you might not want to see what's next.
And when you wake up, you'll get out of bed... even though you might not want to.
Given your personal connection, I wonder whether you might not want to recuse yourself, Gil John.
Is the type of thing you might not want to say to your partner, especially in a public forum.

Alternatives:

you may not want to
you probably don't want to
you could not want to
you likely don't want to
you possibly don't want to

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you may not want to vs you might not want to