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marantou
marantou
20:28
Hello
Mohammad
Mohammad
Hi
marantou
marantou
so you have questions?
Mohammad
Mohammad
are english teacher
?
marantou
marantou
yes, actually,I am:)
Mohammad
Mohammad
oh that is good
can I get your email
?
or some thing , I am preparing my self for the TOEFL test
marantou
marantou
20:31
btw.., "are YOU an english teacher"...you can ask what you want here
Mohammad
Mohammad
but sometimes you do not find any one here
thanks for correction
marantou
marantou
well....I'll be in this chatroom to help you
Mohammad
Mohammad
thank you
thanks for your kindness .:)
marantou
marantou
I like it no worries
:)
so... ask away :)
Mohammad
Mohammad
now I am studying on the modal verbs :( , when I have a question , I will ask you . thank you so much
marantou
marantou
20:41
Good luck ;) Maybe this helps a bit? englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html
Mohammad
Mohammad
Yeah it is a good page, I am reading the modals from it .
marantou
marantou
Good. Let me know if there are questions!
Mohammad
Mohammad
Ok. Thanks.
marantou
marantou
also :learnenglish.de/grammar/verbmodal.html
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/…
Mohammad
Mohammad
oh, they will be very useful thank you.
@marantou , do you think that there exist a difference in the meaning of those two questions ?

Can I have a glass of water?

Can't I have a glass of water?
marantou
marantou
21:04
well...yes...there is a difference
Mohammad
Mohammad
what is the difference ? ...
marantou
marantou
It's the point of view
Mohammad
Mohammad
hummm
marantou
marantou
Can I have a glass of water: you are simply asking for a glass of water.
Mohammad
Mohammad
and the other one
maybe I am a little confused because it in question formula ...
marantou
marantou
21:08
if you are simply asking though, politely, you would say could I have a glass of water
but if you say Can't I have a glass of water....these are the possibilities :
Out of all the options (coffee, tea, wine etc) Can I not simply have a glass of water?
you could post this question on ELU you know?
Mohammad
Mohammad
but look here englishpage.com/modals/can.html they mentioned this question in the request row not in the possibilities row
marantou
marantou
well...by possibilities I mean possible meanings
didn't mean to confuse you
Mohammad
Mohammad
hummm, yes I think the difference is clear now.
marantou
marantou
I hope so...let me know if not:)
Mohammad
Mohammad
:)
marantou
marantou
21:21
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sorry...that was typed in by mistake
Mohammad
Mohammad
No problem.
Mohammad
Mohammad
21:40
@marantou thanks for your time, I do not want to keep you with me more than this, I appreciate the time you spent with me.
By the way I am a web developer and this is my website http://www.haidar.ws , if I can serve you by any way , do not hesitate to contact me, thank you so much,.
marantou
marantou
Oh no worries...I'm here anyhow. If you have questions, just ask them
Mohammad
Mohammad
thank you, you are so kind...

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