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Me: Can I use the bathroom? Teacher: I don’t know, can you? Me: When I was using “can” I was using its secondary model form as a verbal modifier asking for permission, as opposed to expressing an ability. I thought since you were a teacher you’d know that. My bad. MAY I use the restroom?

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fordlepka:

teacher:

other kids:

me:

I’m memorizing this just to use it against a teacher ;)

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