May versus would

Question

Which one of the sentences is the correct/preferable one?

May you send me a screenshot of the application you are developing?

Would you send me a screenshot of the application you are developing?

Mehper C. Palavuzlar · Answer

Both of them are grammatically correct but the first one is semantically wrong. So you can use the second one but I'd prefer:

Could you send me a screenshot of the
  application you are developing?

Even politer:

Would you mind sending me a screenshot of the
  application you are developing?

Sam · Answer

I would say

Would you send me a screenshot of the application you are developing?

or like Mehper said

Would you mind sending me a screenshot of the application you are developing?

Because "May you..." sounds funny and I think "Could you..." asks if they have the ability to.

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