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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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"I hope we will meet next week".
"I expect we will meet next week."
Are both these sentences correct?
"I expect we will meet next week."
Are both these sentences correct?
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Yes, they're both correct. Technically, it can be argued that "we will" should be "we shall," but it's one of those gray areas where the language has been corrupted, and the corruption has been accepted.
- Yes, they're both correct.
- Technically, it can be argued that "we will" should be "we shall," but it's one of those gray areas where the language has been corrupted, and the corruption has been accepted.
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Yes, they're both correct.
Technically, it can be argued that "we will" should be "we shall," but it's one of those gray areas where the language has been corrupted, and the corruption has been accepted.
Technically, it can be argued that "we will" should be "we shall," but it's one of those gray areas where the language has been corrupted, and the corruption has been accepted.
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Alright, but 'I hope' sounds like 'I am not very certain' and 'we will meet' sounds certain.
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"I hope we will meet next week".
"I expect we will meet next week."
Of course "We will meet next week." is the most positive of the three statements.
To my ear, "I hope" and "I expect" are a tie, as far as which is the more positive.
(True, they don't quite mean the same thing.)
"I expect we will meet next week."
Of course "We will meet next week." is the most positive of the three statements.
To my ear, "I hope" and "I expect" are a tie, as far as which is the more positive.
(True, they don't quite mean the same thing.)
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Thank you Avangi ?. Another possibilities come to mind,
I hope we meet next week.
I expect we will meet next week.
I hope we meet next week.
I expect we will meet next week.
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