May / Might as well

This particular expression is used for making suggestions. This expression suggests a different course of action would be preferable and this frequently occurs in everyday conversation. This is used mainly on informal occasions. ' Might as well ' is more common than ' May as well '. A : Here comes the bus. We might as well take it. B: Yes, we might as well. A: How slow this bus is ! We might as well walk. B: We might as well have gone on walking.

• They don't seem to come in time and it is pointless to wait for them. We might as well get a taxi and go home before it gets dark.

Note : We can make ' May as well ' and 'Might as well ' stronger by using 'Just ' after May or Might.

• We don't know anyone here and the matter they want to discuss doesn't concern us. We might just as well go somewhere else.
• It's a choice between a job and an admission in a college. You may just as well take the job . At least you'll earn some money.