Question

Can someone please help me?
I need some resources about why people have started using the word "may" instead of "will" or "can" when asking someone to do something for them. Like, "May you help me with this problem?" Instead of "Will you help me with this problem?"

Answer 1

http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/can-v-may/
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/can-versus-may
http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/2006/08/can_vs_maynot_s.html

Answer 2

here are 3 sources. answer mine?

Answer 3

Thank you that is perfect. What is your?

Answer 4

Select all of the following that are aspects of cultures,subcultures,and countercultures. there are only 3 and 2 of them are Expression and Values idk the third one though

Education
Language
Class

Answer 5

I think its from teachers constantly say " I don't know CAN you" xD

Answer 6

@virtualsammi Which ones are Expression and Values?

Answer 7

@cmorse 2/3 aspects. i dont know the third one

Answer 8

So are you asked to determine what Education, Language, and Class belong to in the groups of culture, subculture, and counterculture? Or are you trying to determine whether Expressions and Values fall into either Education, Language, or Class?

Answer 9

sorry i guess its confusing. i need the third aspect of cultures,subcultures,and countercultures. Expression and values are aspects. the third aspect is one of the following.
education
language
class

Answer 10

Okay, I know that Education is in reference to what it taught to the members of a culture, we teach values and things a culture finds to be important through education. We use language to communicate those values to the different member of the culture and the class is in reference to a class system that is set up by the cutlure. I would say that education or language. Probably education because it has to do with personal views being taught to others in the culture.

Answer 11

ok thank you so much! :D