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Offroad Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Hope at seeing

Dear teachers...

have you ever heard something like this?

I was hoping at seeing you again.

instead of

I was hoping to see you again.

I heard this on an American TV show, caught my attention right away and now I am not sure the first sentence (in red) is completely wrong.

Thanks for you comments on this.
  

Top answer

It's unusual and casual, and more "indirect" than the infinitive. Did you have your heart set on winning the prize? (reply) I was [kinda] hoping at it.

— Avangi

  • It's unusual and casual, and more "indirect" than the infinitive.
  • Did you have your heart set on winning the prize?
  • (reply) I was [kinda] hoping at it.
  • ") It's probably also incorrect by most standards.
  • Edit.
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It's unusual and casual, and more "indirect" than the infinitive.

Did you have your heart set on winning the prize? (reply) I was [kinda] hoping at it.

(Sort of "non-committal.")

It's probably also incorrect by most standards.

Edit. A negligible number of Google hits (22), "hoping at it"
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