Maybe. Maybe not.

Maybe is a great word.

It can mean “yes” or “no”, or “I don’t know”. You can use it to sound critical, supportive, evasive or unsure.

Maybe is also a great “thinking tool”. Maybe disrupts certainty.

• Certainty about why that person on the phone sounds impatient.

• Certainty about your colleague’s mood.

• Certainty about what other people think about your English.

No matter whether your English trusts its initial instincts, or whether it likes to wonder if “maybe I am missing something here” – this episode is for you.