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24 Dec 2017
Portuguese (Portugal)
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What is the difference between may and can?
Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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If you say “May I play the game?” it is similar to saying “Am I allowed to play the game?”
If you say “Can I play the game?” it could mean the same thing, but it also often means “Am I able to play the game?”
If you say “Can I play the game?” it could mean the same thing, but it also often means “Am I able to play the game?”
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