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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

May / Can

Can I say,

May / can you help her with the heavy box? (can tell me the reason?)
  

Top answer

Hi Can you help her with the heavy box? is fine. May you help her with the...

— Mbouti

  • Hi Can you help her with the heavy box?
  • is fine.
  • May you help her with the...
  • is likely not fine.
  • so May I ask you help her with the?..
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Hi
Can you help her with the heavy box? is fine.

May you help her with the... is likely not fine. so May I ask you help her with the?.. is better one for the question in my opinion.
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Can you help her ... ? Not May you help her ... ?
May you help her? asks "Do you have permission to help her?" -- not likely what you really want to ask.
CJ
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