Why people say “I was wondering if …” not "I am wodering if … "?
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They say both. I think that putting a request or question in the past makes it sound more polite, much as putting it in the conditional would.
“I’m wondering if you’ll help me,” sounds a little abrupt. It sounds more diplomatic if it is changed to “I was wondering if you would help me.”
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There is a similar phrase that follows the same pattern: I was just thinking…