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Then trust somebody whose name is Zeus. What he/she says must be divine truth.

BTW, have a look at the correct spelling of the genitive/possessive case of English "who", while we're at that.

And this is said by the same bad manners who insists on using "роботиха" because it is 'the language used'? :lol:
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I'm not denying that "can I..." is being widely used as a substitute to...

That is a totally different case. Even the meaning is different. She asked whether there was anything you needed her help in, and whether she was able to provide it. She did not ask your permission...

It misses the point. The point is that the "may" phrase is considered more polite and thus more suitable when you ask. The alleged Russians who find "some/any" difficult would do better by learning...

If you're teaching, then teach properly. The proper question here is "May I have some gun". The original question may be answered with "you can but you may not", and I'm sure your parents have done...