curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-discuss-popular-trends-in-technology/6619f35ae8ccb362d4d2d485.md
Remember: if you don't want to affirm something - maybe because you are not 100% sure that it is true - you can soften the sentence by using may before the verb. Instead of saying she is faster than you, you can say she may be faster than you. This makes it sound like a strong probability, not something you know it is correct.
Why is James asking Sarah if quantum computers are hard to understand?
Because he wants to buy a quantum computer
You don't know that for sure. He may want something different.
He just wanted a topic so he could talk to Sarah
If you don't know the context, it is best not to affirm something as being 100% sure.
He may be curious about quantum computers and he may want to learn more about them
He wants to invent a new medicine or study molecules and drugs
He may want that, but that is not necessarily true. We can't be 100% sure of that.
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