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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'may I ask for' is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it when you are seeking permission to make a request. For example, "May I ask for your opinion on this matter?"
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"Goddess of the earth, goddess of the sky, goddess of the house, goddess of the city, may I ask for the power to protect our home," said Pa Hung, 85, lighting two yellow candles and inserting them into the mounds of sand at her house.
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May I ask you for an interview via the email?" To be clear from the outset, there is a real Matt Wolf, a well-established freelance journalist and academic.
May I ask this student for help?
But whom, may I ask, is everyone crying for?
For example, you could say, "Yes, I have two children but may I ask what your reason is for asking?
"May I ask why you approved active euthanasia for my mother and why I was never involved in that decision?" he wrote.
May I ask what advice do you have for new artists?
"However history may judge me, I ask for forgiveness if I am making a mistake".
Or if I see people buried in their laptops, I may ask for their opinions to see if they're engaged.
"I may ask for the druggie," Ms. Walters said.
My birthday is coming up so I may ask for a PS3.
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