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Re: The phrase 'I'd like...'

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Tuesday, January 13, 2004, 21:00
En réponse à Doug Dee :


>I seem to recall that the French equivalent is "Je voudrais . . ." literally >"I would want . . ." That strikes me as a slightly less indirect way of >getting the point across.
We have also "J'aimerais bien...": "I would like it well..." which to me is even more indirect than "I'd like...". Christophe Grandsire. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang.