In the classroom... May I drink water? Hi, everyone! I *had* a student who asked me "May I drink water, teacher?" last class. Should they ask "May I drink water?" or rather "May I go drink water?", gi

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In the classroom... May I drink water? Hi, everyone! I *had* a student who asked me "May I drink water, teacher?" last class. Should they ask "May I drink water?" or rather "May I go drink water?", given that the drinking fountain is outside the classroom? Or are both just equally fine? Do you have any other suggestion you find better? My impression: I have the impression that the person asking "May I drink water" wants to know if they are allowed to drink water in the classroom (from a bottle for example), while "May I go drink water?" means "May I go out and drink water?". Am I right? Thanks! [Feel free to correct my English mistakes! Thank you ^^]

Jun 9, 2016 2:22 PM

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I work in an American school and the students usually ask "Can I go get a drink?" or "Can I get a drink?" "May I [go] get a drink?" is actually the proper way of saying it, but I rarely hear it in public schools.

June 9, 2016

"May I have a drink" (this in short to refer to the water fountain" "May I have a drink of water?" "May I go out and have a drink?" "May I go and have a drink?" "May I drink some water?" "I had a student who asked me" I think the original statements is a bit wrong but I'm not sure how to explain them grammatically. But I think these are valid.

June 9, 2016

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