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Sailsofoblivion Posted 11 years ago
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Someone commented on these sentences saying: "You can hope for something, but your hope is not "proven" and it's not correct or incorrect." To be honest, I don't agree with this at all. I know that I could "show" here and not tell, but to be honest, I like it as it is. I just don't understand the critique as it makes sense to me.
At the beach, he took the opportunity to present her with a necklace with a silver key, purchased with what little money he had. He hoped that she would adore it, and was proven correct.
At the beach, he took the opportunity to present her with a necklace with a silver key, purchased with what little money he had. He hoped that she would adore it, and was proven correct.
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I understand your confusion and I also understand the critique. You can substitute "he thought/believed" in for "he hoped" and it would make sense to prove his hypothesis. The word "hope" however does not require any sort of fact in order to work.
- I understand your confusion and I also understand the critique.
- You can substitute "he thought/believed" in for "he hoped" and it would make sense to prove his hypothesis.
- The word "hope" however does not require any sort of fact in order to work.
- Hope is more of an emotion while proving something is an action...
- if that makes any sense.
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I understand your confusion and I also understand the critique.
You can substitute "he thought/believed" in for "he hoped" and it would make sense to prove his hypothesis. The word "hope" however does not require any sort of fact in order to work. Hope is more of an emotion while proving something is an action... if that makes any sense.
The sentence in question does sound
You can substitute "he thought/believed" in for "he hoped" and it would make sense to prove his hypothesis. The word "hope" however does not require any sort of fact in order to work. Hope is more of an emotion while proving something is an action... if that makes any sense.
The sentence in question does sound
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