Timeline for "May you please give me your approval?"
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| Jun 11, 2017 at 17:03 | history | protected | tchrist♦ | ||
| Feb 26, 2016 at 5:21 | comment | added | user140086 | @deadrat You are right. I am not good at remembering difficult words. | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 5:19 | comment | added | deadrat | @Rathony Probably optative? | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 5:07 | answer | added | Lawrence | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 4:07 | answer | added | Steven Littman | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 4:07 | comment | added | David McKnight | Regarding the above statement, I'm not trying to say that "Can I please have your approval" is a correct sentence, merely that many people use it here, despite the fact that it is incorrect for most contexts. Just thought I'd say this before someone called me out for it :) | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 3:49 | comment | added | David McKnight | I think a healthy alternative might be "May I please have your approval?". Alternatively, I imagine if you said "Can I please have your approval", most native English speakers would not detect anything wrong with the sentence, but some might have a problem with it. | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 3:37 | comment | added | user140086 | May you or May the third person is usually used for an obtative (expressing a wish) sentence, e.g., May he/she rest in peace. May you live in peace, May you prosper, etc. If you are certain it doesn't sound right, don't use it. | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 3:34 | review | First posts | |||
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| Feb 26, 2016 at 3:21 | history | asked | Margaret | CC BY-SA 3.0 |