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11-12-2011, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by masaegu View Post
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. 
Understood. That last construction is so layered for me that it takes me a while to grasp the nuance. ご+動詞+使役+謙譲語+丁寧語.
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