Andin a formalsituation, theappropriateexpressionzone.
That's quiteallright.
Noneedtoapologize.
Itdoesn't matter.
It'llrightthenlet's have a lookathowtomake a request.
Inaninformalsituation, youcansay, Can I havethisoldplease?
Canyouopenthedoor, please?
Openthedoor, please.
Wouldyouin a formalsituation, useMay?
Orcouldmay I?
Orcould I havethesalt, please?
Couldyouopenthedoor, please?
Whichwouldkindlypassthesalt, please?
I wouldappreciateitifhecouldopenthedoor.
Pleasenoticedthatweusecanininformalsituations.
Butreallydramaticallytheuseofcan I andcanyou, ininformalEnglishtomake a requestoraskforpermissionisdramaticallywrongbecausethecorrectuseoffthemodalverbcanistoexpressability.
Forexample, I canswim.
CanyouskiSoincorrect.
FormalEnglish.
Itisbettertoavoidcanforrequestsonpermissionuse.
May I?
Orcould I?
AndcouldyouLet's have a lookathowyouwouldrespondto a requestinaninformalsituation.