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CaptainThunder (Offline)
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01-01-2009, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Kinsora View Post
how does that work? 私に、ご利用の理由を説明する。
To give an example, speaking with a teacher would be a polite situation, while delivering a speech to a company would be a formal situation.

I believe what we're getting at is that the ます form is for normal, everyday politeness, while truly formal situations call for keigo.
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