Is it proper to say may you please?

The phrase “May you please” is incorrect because you cannot use the word “may” with the second-person pronoun “you” when making a request. However, you can certainly respond to a request by saying, “You may.”

Is saying may polite?

Even the Oxford English dictionary informs us that the permission use of can is not incorrect, but it’s better and more polite to use may in formal situations.

Can you V may you?

Can you use ‘can’ or must you use ‘may’? Can and may can both be used to ask for permission, although “may” is considered more formal. “May” is the older word and has meanings that refer to the ability to do something, the possibility of something, as well as granting permission.

Is it May you please or would you please?

may and can are used interchangeably when asking or giving permission. would (or will) and can (or could) are used interchangeably when making a request.

Is May I more polite than can I?

The only difference between the two verbs is that one is more polite than the other. In informal contexts it’s perfectly acceptable to use can; in formal situations it would be better to use may.

Does may know formal?

It is very polite and formal. Could I have your name is also polite. Could I get your name is polite, but less formal. It is very common in the Southern US.

Can May modal verbs?

Modal verbs are types of auxiliary verbs which express necessity, ability, permission or possibility. The most common modal verbs are can, may and must. Modal verbs don’t have a past form (except can) and a past participle (3rd form). You can only use them with the present tense.

When to say may I?

When you say ‘may I’, you are asking permission. When you say ‘can I’ you are asking if it is possible for you to complete a task. It is simply grammatically and definitively more correct to ask permission to do something.