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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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I just wanted
I just wanted to let you know that I am deeply thankful for our appointment this afternoon.
I just want to let you know that I am deeply thankful for our appointment this afternoon.
which one of the sentences is correct in the first sentence I wrote "I just wanted " whereas in the second sentence I wrote "I just want ".
I just want to let you know that I am deeply thankful for our appointment this afternoon.
which one of the sentences is correct in the first sentence I wrote "I just wanted " whereas in the second sentence I wrote "I just want ".
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Anonymous W hich one of the sentences is correct ? Both are correct. We sometimes use the past for the present to be a little more polite.
- Anonymous W hich one of the sentences is correct ?
- Both are correct.
- We sometimes use the past for the present to be a little more polite.
- CJ
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AnonymousWhich one of the sentences is correct?Both are correct. We sometimes use the past for the present to be a little more polite.
CJ
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Some people would find 'I am deeply thankful' excessively polite.
Less extreme wording is
eg I just want/wanted to thank you for our appointment this afternoon
Less extreme wording is
eg I just want/wanted to thank you for our appointment this afternoon
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