hoping for sunny weather

AngliholicWe were hoping for sunny weather, but unfortunately it rained all day. OK

We were hoping it would be sunny weather, ... The word 'weather' normally would not be added.

We were hoping sunny weather, ...No, you need the preposition 'for' or possibly 'on'

Yankee

AngliholicWe were hoping for sunny weather, but unfortunately it rained all day. OK

We were hoping it would be sunny weather, ... The word 'weather' normally would not be added.

We were hoping sunny weather, ...No, you need the prepos

Hi Angliholic

Adding the word 'weather' would be grammatically OK, but it really isn't necessary since the sentence clearly refers to the weather.

No, there wouldn't be much difference. It is probably more common to use 'on' when the word 'hope' is used as a noun -- this way:
We placed all of our hope on XYZ.

Thanks, Yankee, for the helpful reply.

In the interests of truth, how should I interpret in a few words for and on in the context of hope for and on?

Hi Angliholic

"Hoping on" is much less common than "hoping for" and might be considered by some to be mainly colloquial.

By the way, I would say "in the interestof truth", but I would not have used it as you did in your last post because that suggests that you think I might have been telling you lies.

YankeeHi Angliholic

"Hoping on" is much less common than "hoping for" and might be considered by some to be mainly colloquial.

By the way, I would say "in the interestof truth", but I would not have used it as you did in your last post because that suggests that you think I might have been telling you lies.

AngliholicThanks, Yankee, for reminding me of the improper usage of in the interest of truth.
I didn't mean it; I just like to try out new phrases and words that I have learned. I assumed that to be the case, but thought it best to point out that it might easily be misunderstood.

For the sake of clarification, will it invariably

Thanks, Yankee, for your elaborate explanation.

But what are the alternatives I have if I don't use in the interest of truth?

Are you asking what you could have used instead -- in this thread?

YankeeAre you asking what you could have used instead -- in this thread?

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear enough.

I mean, what are the offenseless alternatives of "In the interest of truth?" Since you mentioned that it provokes people into thinking they have been lying, I would use other versions to avoid that offensive phrase.