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May I? Can I?

January 19, 2012   |   Posted by profanglais

Is there a difference between “may I sit here?” and “can I sit here?”?They mean the same thing, but one is more polite that the other. In French, this corresponds to: “may I sit here?” puis-je m’asseoir ici?“can I sit here?” est-ce que je peux m’asseoir ici?

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