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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

sentence difference

Is there a difference between these sentences, specifically the use of 'would', or is the one with 'would' just more formal or polite?

1. We would like to thank you for your help. (Is 'would' hypothetical here or a desire or what is it considered?)
2. Thank you for your help.
  

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Anonymous 1. We would like to thank you for your help. ) No, 'would like', here, is used to mean 'want'.

— Laborious

  • Anonymous 1.
  • We would like to thank you for your help.
  • ) No, 'would like', here, is used to mean 'want'.
  • It (would like) is just a more polite way of saying 'want'.
  • '; the difference is just in the degree of politeness or directness.
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Anonymous1. We would like to thank you for your help. (Is 'would' hypothetical here or a desire or what is it considered?)
No, 'would like', here, is used to mean 'want'. It (would like) is just a more polite way of saying 'want'. So, 'we would like to....' is more or less the same as 'we want to....'; the difference is just in the degree of politeness or dire
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We would like to thank you for your help. = We wish to thank you for your help.

Hence, to me, there is no difference in meaning between the sentences.
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Laborious Anonymous1. We would like to thank you for your help. (Is 'would' hypothetical here or a desire or what is it considered?)No, 'would like', here, is used to mean 'want'. It (would like) is just a more polite way of saying 'want'. So, 'we would like to....' is more or less the same as 'we want to....'; the difference is just in the degree of politeness or directn
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tamguatlayWe would like to thank you for your help. = We wish to thank you for your help. Hence, to me, there is no difference in meaning between the sentences.
Thanks. So do you mean no difference between the sentences I wrote?
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AnonymousSo 'would like' here has the meaning as, as you said 'want to', which is considered as desire or inclination. Would that be correct?
Yes, that's correct.
Anonymousdo both sentences mean the same in general
Yes. You could say either of them if you're expressing your 'thanks' to someone for something.
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Laborious AnonymousSo 'would like' here has the meaning as, as you said 'want to', which is considered as desire or inclination. Would that be correct?Yes, that's correct. Anonymousdo both sentences mean the same in generalYes. You could say either of them if you're expressing your 'thanks' to somesome for something.
Thank you. I just wasn't sure that the 'wou
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