diamondcutter
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The adverbs “maybe” “perhaps” and “possibly” all can be used to make predictions. I read that “maybe” and “perhaps” have the same meaning and the difference between them is that “maybe” is mainly used in AmE and “perhaps” is mainly used in BrE. What I want to know is whether “possibly” or “maybe” and “perhaps” express higher certainty when they are used to make predictions. Let’s take the following sentences as examples.
1. It was maybe their worst performance ever.
2. It was perhaps their worst performance ever.
3. It was possibly their worst performance ever.
Are the three sentences exchangeable?
1. It was maybe their worst performance ever.
2. It was perhaps their worst performance ever.
3. It was possibly their worst performance ever.
Are the three sentences exchangeable?