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SAYING MAYBE When you arent sure of an answer or dontway to say no directly, you might sayone of the following forms of maybe.In American society, its okay to initially say maybe to a request if youre not sure whether you can do it. But its considered very bad manners not to eventually say either yes or no. Here are some common expressions meaning maybe: Possibly The following expressions are trulynoncommittal. They dont indicate whether a yes or no answer is more likely: Itspossible Its50-50 Could be Well see Idont know Imnot sure Theresa chance Time will tell Maybe Yes The following expressions mean that theanswer probably is or will be yes: Maybe so Probably Ithink so Iguess Its likely Maybe No The following expressions mean that theanswer probably is or will be no: Maybe not Idont think so Iguess not Probablynot Idoubt it Itdoesnt look good | 
