THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

PREPARE

CAN

• Used to show the ability (to perform)
• Correct context: I can eat 14 buffalo wings!
• Incorrect: Can I have those 14 wings?
• Why is that incorrect?⬆️
• Because you would be using CAN to ask permission, and that's what MAY is for

VS

MAY

• Used to signify asking permission
• Correct: MAY I have those buffalo wings?
• Incorrect: I may eat 14 buffalo wings!
• The sentence above is both Correct AND Incorrect
• Why? Because, if used in future tense, it is correct, if used as present, it is incorrect.

CITES

• Grammar-monster.com
• Thesaurus.com/synonym
• Vocabulary.com/differences