BP may be getting less green
BP’s Profits Lag Behind its Oil Peers « Earth2Tech
And while BP has made suggestions that it’s been moving away from the company’s renewable energy division, weaker profits could mean an even paler shade of green for BP.
Well, that sucks. I go to BP whenever possible because of their reputation on environmental issues. Pretty disappointing to see that their competitors, who seem to care very little about the environment, are making record profits again.
Note: I changed the title of this post from “BP maybe . . .” to “BP may be”. I’m not sure that the first choice was actually incorrect, but I do think that this way is better. Your views may differ, and feel free to correct me if you want. I may or may not listen to you.
February 6th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
“may be” as two words is right. you’re using “may” as an auxillary, followed by the infinitive form “be”. other similar constructions: can do, would go, gotta finish
“maybe” as one word is adverbial and needs a complete sentence to go with.
February 6th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
While I would propose that a post title need not be a complete sentence, I agree that “may be” seems better in this case.
February 6th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
I love it when someone beats me to a grammar comment. It’s even better when it’s your mom–and she’s right too!
February 7th, 2008 at 8:46 am
To be fair, I DID correct it before anyone said anything. When I saw the post title, it just looked wrong.