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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
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Anticipation & expectation

[anticipation & expectation]
I'd like to know whether two words can express both the meaning "a hope that a good thing will occurs" and "a simple predication."

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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 will occurs occur" and "a simple predication prediction."
No. Just prediction. You can anticipate or expect something qu
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your concrete answer and proofreading about my poor sentence.
Really, your proofreading is very very helpful to me.
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One usually expects with self-belief, or self-imposed indulgence, like a spoiled child expects every present with is name on Christmas morning is what he wanted. You may expect a good raise because your boss gave you a good appraisal. Most wives expect their husband to remember their wedding anniversary. The outcomes may not match what was expected.

One can predict with no reason or logi
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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.

CJ
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your continuous answer.

Just prediction.
Yes; I see.

I was confused "No. Just prediction" with "Not Just prediction" because I misunderstood the later part of your remark "You can anticipate or expect something quite awful to happen, or something good. "
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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
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Thank you for continuing to answer.

it is not idiomatic
I didn't know.
But I can't understand why "your continuous answer" is unnatural.
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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!
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Thank you for your concrete answer.
You have just enlightened me with bright light. Emotion: smile

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