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11-12-2011, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
So now I understand you can combine the お/ご with 謙譲語. However, it's still true that, when you do, the お/ご is going to be attached to someone else's doing, right? Not the speaker's action?
Not true and this is very important.

Attach お/ご to another's action and you are expressing your 尊敬 for that person.

Attach お/ご to your own action and you are showing your 敬意 to the person that your action may affect. 

ご用意させていただいております belongs in the latter group. 


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