Back to the Test - #47

Raymond · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 12, 2006, 04:58pm

May v. Shall: very different meanings

May not v. shall not: take on basically the same meaning but still slightly differ

Look at it this way: "You may not go home" has the same meaning as "You shall not go home". However, "You may go home" does not have the same meaning as "You shall go home".

May = "is/are permitted to"

May not = "is/are not permitted to"

Shall = "is/are directed to"

Shall not = "is/are directed not to"

Replace shall, shall not, may, & may not with the phrases in quotes whenever you see a question and then answer it.

HawkeyeCubP · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 12, 2006, 05:03pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

May v. Shall: very different meanings

May not v. shall not: take on basically the same meaning but still slightly differ

Look at it this way: "You may not go home" has the same meaning as "You shall not go home". However, "You may go home" does not have the same meaning as "You shall go home".

May = "is/are permitted to"

May not = "is/are not permitted to"

Shall = "is/are directed to"

Shall not = "is/are directed not to"

Replace shall, shall not, may, & may not with the phrases in quotes whenever you see a question and then answer it.

Again, yes - got it. Thanks BadNews. And the Rule Book does use the phrase "may not" quite a bit in this context, so I concede. Now I just hope my headache goes away.

Nevadaref · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Dec 13, 2006, 03:49am

Hawkeye,
I think that you have a point, but I also think that you overread the question.

Jurassic Referee · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Dec 13, 2006, 07:39am

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkeyeCubP

Now I just hope my headache goes away.

It may...or it may not.

HawkeyeCubP · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Dec 13, 2006, 12:33pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

It may...or it may not.

EXACTLY!!

IREFU2 · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Dec 13, 2006, 10:13am

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

May v. Shall: very different meanings

May not v. shall not: take on basically the same meaning but still slightly differ

Look at it this way: "You may not go home" has the same meaning as "You shall not go home". However, "You may go home" does not have the same meaning as "You shall go home".

May = "is/are permitted to"

May not = "is/are not permitted to"

Shall = "is/are directed to"

Shall not = "is/are directed not to"

Replace shall, shall not, may, & may not with the phrases in quotes whenever you see a question and then answer it.

I got that one wrong!!!!!

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