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Wowenglish Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
wonder/wondered
Is there any difference in the meaning between "1" and "2"?
1. I wonder if you'd like to join us for dinner.
2. I wondered if you'd like to join us for dinner.
1. I wonder if you'd like to join us for dinner.
2. I wondered if you'd like to join us for dinner.
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'Wondered' is more distanced in directness, thus more diffident.
- 'Wondered' is more distanced in directness, thus more diffident.
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Then, what about this?
3. I was wondering if you'd like to join us for dinner.
Is #3 like #2? "more distanced in directeness, thus more diffident?"
Or is it slightly different from #1 and #2?
3. I was wondering if you'd like to join us for dinner.
Is #3 like #2? "more distanced in directeness, thus more diffident?"
Or is it slightly different from #1 and #2?
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My personal feeling is that #3 is a little more diffident than #2, but I don't think there is a significant difference.
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moon7296I was wondering if you'd like to join us for dinner.In typical conversation, this phrase would be fine and quite common. You had dinner plan and wondered if your intended guest(s) would have time to join you, so you would say "I was wondering ...". " I am wondering if you'd like to join us for dinner " sugg
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