Does this scenario seem familiar?
Student: Can I go to the bathroom?
Teacher: I don't know, can you?
- Is the student's question grammatical or not?
- What does the teacher's response imply? What makes the response problematic?
- How will you respond if you were the student?
Student: Can I go to the bathroom?
Teacher: I don't know, can you?
- Is the student's question grammatical or not?
- What does the teacher's response imply? What makes the response problematic?
- How will you respond if you were the student?
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It is grammatical, but it's not polite enough.
The teacher's response is problematic. The teacher is trying to point out the impolite way of asking permission of the student, and not correcting it right away.
If I was the student, I will apologize to the teacher and keep in mind that next time when asking permission, use "may" instead of "can" to sound polite and mannered.