I"d like to hold a meeting
with the other usage:
I lượt thích to hold a meeting
Up until recently I considered the first form more correct, & thought of the second size as a malapropism (or is it a mondegreen?). But now I"m not so sure. "I"d like to" implies the conditional mood ("I would") which is more tentative than the intended request.
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"I lượt thích to hold a meeting" is more indirect, and perhaps more polite, than "Please hold a meeting". But "I would lượt thích to" is even more indirect & conveys indecisiveness.
Is there clear guidance on which form? Does it depend on the nature of the request?
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Things you could say: "I like to hold meetings," which is just a general statement of your opinion. "I would like to hold a meeting," which is a statement of your intention to lớn hold a meeting in the future.
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John Lawler has already given you the "clear guidance".
would like can be a polite replacement of "want".
I"d lượt thích two kilos of sugar, please.Would you lượt thích to dance?Generally, after would like, would prefer, would hate and would love, infinitives are mostoften used.
I"d lượt thích to tell you somethingI"d like to hold a meeting is definitely an apt expression/request coming from a person in authority, in this case your Boss.
More often than not, the tone of the expression/purpose of the intended meeting, would determine thedegree of politeness.I like to hold a meeting can be considered equivalent to lớn -choose to; it"s my habit.
when I pour tea I like to put the milk in first .I like to hold meetings.giới thiệu
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The latter firm is not a request; it"s an expression of pleasure (better expressed as "I lượt thích to hold meetings").
Though you might hear weakness in the first form, it"s more an expression of politeness or "soft power." Your trùm cuối could also say "There"s a meeting. Be there," và though your obligation would not change, your team"s feelings likely would.
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I like is used when you say about something you lượt thích generallyeg: I like apples, I lượt thích coffee, etc
I would like is used when you say about what you like at current situation. For eg when you are in a restaurant/club with your friend and if he ask what did you need. Then you will say
I would like coffee, I would lượt thích noodles,I would like to play carroms etc
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"Would..." shows willingness. "Like to..." expresses a wish. Both together is a language malfunction.
I would hold a meeting.
or
I lượt thích to hold a meeting.
but not
*I would lượt thích to hold a meeting.
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