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park sang joonI'd like to know whether these two words can express both the meaning "a hope that a good thing willNo. Just prediction. You can anticipate or expect something quoccursoccur" and "a simplepredicationprediction."
park sang joonThese two words look like such extreme words used when we predict only positive things and negative things.I have no idea what you mean. You realize, don't you, that it's not only positive and negative things? It's anything in between as well, any kind of event.
Yes; I see.
Just prediction.
park sang joonThank you, Mr.Jim, for your continuous answer.You write this so frequently that I believe it is time to tell you that it is not idiomatic. My recommendation is to omit "continuous", but if you really feel that you must emphasize continuity (though there is no reason to do so in the forum format), write "Thank you for continuing to answer
I didn't know.
it is not idiomatic
park sang joonI can't understand why "your continuous answer" is unnatural.It would mean that I keep answering and answering and answering without ever stopping, even while you and I are off-line sleeping!