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Yiduo Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

May might can could

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May /might /can /could you turn down the radio,please?
May /might /can /could I smoke here?
In these two sentences,can we use the four modal verbs with slight differences? Could you tell me the subtle differences between them except a euphemistic way of speaking or a more polite way of speaking?
  

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These are OK, but the others are not: Can /could you turn down the radio,please? May /might /can /could I smoke here? In these two sentences,can we use the four modal verbs with slight differences?

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  • These are OK, but the others are not: Can /could you turn down the radio,please?
  • May /might /can /could I smoke here?
  • In these two sentences,can we use the four modal verbs with slight differences?
  • -- You may use them as corrected and with no significant differences.
  • Could you tell me the subtle differences between them except a euphemistic way of speaking or a more polite way of speaking?
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These are OK, but the others are not:

Can /could you turn down the radio,please?
May /might /can /could I smoke here?

In these two sentences,can we use the four modal verbs with slight differences? -- You may use them as corrected and with no significant differences.

Could you tell me the subtle differences between them except a euphem
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