May or Can? - UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum


Home Members Students Teachers Forums Testing Reference Articles Resources Shop About

Get Help!

Ask a Teacher...

What's Happening?

My Posts New Posts Today's Posts Unanswered Threads Tags Social Groups

Forum Help

Online Safety Forum FAQ Forum Rules Forum Statistics

Language Reference

Grammar Glossary Links Idioms Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs

Forum newsfeeds

Home > Forums > ESL Forums

		UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum > Learning English > Ask a Teacher
May or Can?

Mark Forums Read

Notices

You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly at the top of your post. Please note, all posts are moderated by our in-house language experts, so make sure your suggestions, help, and advice house the kind of information an international language teacher would offer. If not, and your posts do not contribute to the topic in a positive way, they will be subject to deletion.

#1 (permalink)

24-Jul-2006, 00:03

Newbie

Join Date: Jul 2006

Country: Brazil

Posts: 2

First Language: Portuguese

Thanks: 0

Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

May or Can?

I'm confused. When I use MAY or CAN in the question:

May I help you?
Can I help you?

What is correct?

Thank you!!!!

Sponsored Links

#2 (permalink)

24-Jul-2006, 00:40

Junior Member

Join Date: Mar 2006

Country: Germany

Posts: 43

First Language: German

Thanks: 0

Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

Re: May or Can?

Hope that I'm not that wrong but my teacher told me that using "May" is more polite and that you can use both of them.

#3 (permalink)

24-Jul-2006, 01:45

Newbie

Join Date: Jul 2006

Country: USA

Posts: 8

First Language: English

Thanks: 0

Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

Re: May or Can?

Depaula,

Tetsuo is correct.........Jackie

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Posting Rules
You may post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On

New To Site?	Need Help?
Register to Participate View Forum Staff Search Privacy Statement Contact Us	Frequently Asked Questions Did you forget your password? Mark Forums Read Did you forget your password?

All times are GMT. The time now is 20:16.