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01-02-2008 8:45pm

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#2 01-02-2008 11:46pm
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"Ça te dit de (+inf)"
"dit" is in the present so the situation is more in the present:
"Ca te dit d'aller manger ?" - "Want to go eat (now)?"

"Ça te dirait de (+inf)"
"dirait" is conditional an so the situation is more in the future:
"Ca te dirait d'aller manger dans un restaurant ?" - "Want to go eat in a restaurant (soon/later)?"

But as you're book says, they can often be used interchangeably. I'd use "dirait" more often cos I feel it's less imposing as it implies more of a suggestion than an order.
Hope I helped.

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#3 02-02-2008 7:27pm
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