| 1980-1981 | 2020-2021 | ||
| Item | Frequency | Item | Frequency |
| may | 8 | may | 39 |
| possible | 3 | could | 10 |
| can | 3 | can | 8 |
| could | 3 | should | 6 |
| should | 2 | most | 5 |
| perhaps | 1 | might | 4 |
| only | 1 | potential | 4 |
| relatively | 1 | suggest | 3 |
| should | 1 | would | 3 |
| fairly | 1 | only | 3 |
|
| 26 | … | 138 |