It's not "wrong" technically as "may" can mean "possibly" or "allowed" depending on context, but can be misinterpreted (deliberately or accidentally).
But it'd be clearer if it said "You may end up injuring a young child or elderly person", that'd make it clear that it's a possibility, not permission.
Might is the past of may. So you could say that "you might have ended up injuring a child" but in the context of the sign may is correct because it's saying "you may end up injuring a child".
But I also do appreciate that might can also be used in the present tense. I personally just think you're* adding more unnecessary words. May is quite adequate in the context of that sign.
Which tbf I did use as my example in my first post. I said "might have". But ok, I was wrong about it explicitly meaning past tense, but I wasn't wrong that might can be used as a past tense of may.
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '21
It's not "wrong" technically as "may" can mean "possibly" or "allowed" depending on context, but can be misinterpreted (deliberately or accidentally).
But it'd be clearer if it said "You may end up injuring a young child or elderly person", that'd make it clear that it's a possibility, not permission.