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3 Aug 2015
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What is the difference between "Shall I help you?" and "Can I help you" ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between "Shall I help you?" and "Can I help you" ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Does people say, "Shall I help you"? Although I learned it at school, I have never heard it in real life.
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Shall I help you is unnatural. You can either say Can I help you or May I help you?
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