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02-08-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by yuriyuri View Post
I am not sure if you can use を with ほしい or not but I haven't seen it so far, maybe I am wrong though.
You can, but it's not the "default correct form." You should use が. If you use を, it places emphasis on the preceding thing. I've spoken with professional linguists, both non-Japanese and Japanese, about this. It's not really a "rule" so much as something that just happens to be true. (I said so inelegantly.)
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