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Old June 10, 2014, 03:48 AM
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¿Cómo se dice..?

"I would have liked it a bit shorter."
"Lo hubiera gustado un poco mas corto."

"I would have prefered it a bit shorter."
"Lo hubiera preferido un poco mas corto."

(hubiera o habría?)
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Old June 10, 2014, 10:38 AM
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I think the most proper conjugation would be "habría", but "hubiera" and "habría" are perfect synonyms in daily speech.
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Old June 10, 2014, 02:12 PM
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¿Cómo se dice..?

"I would have liked it a bit shorter."
"Lo hubiera gustado un poco más corto. "

"I would have prefered it a bit shorter."
"Lo hubiera preferido un poco más corto. "

(hubiera o habría?)

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Old June 10, 2014, 07:04 PM
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I almost agree with Julvenzor. Your sentences are fine except for the pronoun in "lo hubiera gustado". Remember that verbs like "gustar" use indirect object pronouns, not DO ones like "lo".
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