Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 14:20:57 EST

From: simon[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU

Subject: may/might example from today's NY Times



I meant to include comments:



How would you have understood

"He might well have finished higher, but his leg swung wide" ??



OR



"He could have finished higher, but his leg swung wide" ??



OR "He could have finished higher, had his leg not swung wide" -- although

that is certainly not sports writing.



"He would have finished higher, but his leg swung wide" ??



beth simon