kadioguy
Key Member
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2017
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Taiwan
- Current Location
- Taiwan
[From a TOEIC test]
Hi, Mr. Reynolds? This is Roberta Heinz from apartment 4B. I’m doing my laundry in the basement right now, and the washing machine doesn’t seem to be working properly. I wanted to make sure building management was aware of the problem.
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I know that "wanted" here is meant to be softening (distancing in directness). But does "was" here (rather than "is") also mean the same as "wanted", ie., meant to be softening?
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Hi, Mr. Reynolds? This is Roberta Heinz from apartment 4B. I’m doing my laundry in the basement right now, and the washing machine doesn’t seem to be working properly. I wanted to make sure building management was aware of the problem.
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I know that "wanted" here is meant to be softening (distancing in directness). But does "was" here (rather than "is") also mean the same as "wanted", ie., meant to be softening?