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"Can" or "May"?

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg examines one of the early rules of grammar we all have shoved down our throats,... the difference between can and may.

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Other segments from the episode on November 5, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, November 5, 1991: Interview with Joe Mantegna; Interview with Stanley Burns; Commentary on the difference between "can" and "may."

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