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My old person trait is that I think 'ghosting' is completely unacceptable and you owe the other person a face-to-face conversation.

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[-] ExaptationStation@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

My old person trait is beginning any request with “May I…?” instead of “Can I…?”

[-] ForbiddenRoot@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Sometimes, in jest of course, if someone asks me for some permission using "Can I [...]?" I reply "I am sure you CAN but you MAY not" :)

[-] Tnaeriv@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We use can, could and may to ask for permission. We use can and may, but not could, to give permission.

The use of can to ask or grant permission has been common since the 19th century and is well established

So you're not only being petty, you're also plainly wrong

[-] RhetoricalOrator@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Huh, TIL that my old person trait is being petty and plainly wrong.

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