Letter: What ever happened to 'May'?

Letter: What ever happened to 'May'?

Whenever I look around these days, I can’t help but wonder: where on earth has "may" gone? And no, I don't mean the month on the calendar—we all know that has long since passed. I am talking about the "may" of permission. The "may" that used to stand proudly alongside "can," the word of pure ability. Growing up as a student, the strict boundary between these two words was drilled into my mind. From my mother who as a teacher, to the early days a…