Making polite requests. The conditional vs. the imperfect subjunctive.
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When making polite requests should I use the conditional or the imperfect subjunctive or do both work. For example...
Yo quisiera
Me gustaría
In all my reading last semester I forgot some basic rules. Thanks for all help :0
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updated Jan 11, 2010
edited by sunshinzmommie
posted by sunshinzmommie
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updated Jan 11, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
Thanks for providing these links! Very helpful :-) - Dee914, Jan 11, 2010
They really were thank you :) - sunshinzmommie, Jan 11, 2010
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In class, profs have always said that they are interchangeable... but maybe there is a finite difference, especially across culturals.
(by the way... "me gustaría")
updated Jan 11, 2010
edited by VAFD
posted by VAFD
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En Mexico, siempre digo, "Quisiera."
Very polite and always earns a smile when "por favor" ends the request.
But that's just what works for me!
(However, I've never heard "gustaría.")
updated Jan 11, 2010
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