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?
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?