As a matter of terminological usage, Derrida himself prefers the English “perhaps” to “maybe.” That is because “perhaps” suggests happenstance and chance, and hence is closer to what he means by the “event,” while “maybe” is more closely linked to the being and potentiality of metaphysics. But I have not given up entirely on “maybe” and I especially appreciate the ambiance of “might” (strong) and “might be” (weak, subjunctive). See Jacques Derrida, “Perhaps or Maybe,” Pli: Warwick Journal of Philosophy 6 (1997): 1–18.
