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Alcohols can be protonated by strong acids such as sulfuric acid.

This is the reaction scheme (I'm simply representing sulfuric acid as a proton source).

CH3OH + H+ ---> CH3OH2+

This protonated methanol species, the methyl oxonium ion, is now a pretty decent electrophile and can undergo a nucleophilic substitution.

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