What is the difference between Can I and May I ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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What is the difference between Can I and May I ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

Technically, If you “can” do something it means you have the ability to, but if you “may,” you have permission to. But, sometimes people say “can” to mean may.