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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
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I wish

0 1. I wish perhaps one day we 01b00will02b00 take the chance. (Is this incorrect? A lot of people use 'will' with 'wish' ? Is it because they are using 'wish' like 'hope' ? Where it should be 'I hope perhaps one day we will take the chance.' ?) 02br
002. I wish perhaps one day we 01b00would02b00 take the chance. 02br
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0 Thank you, I haven’t ever thought of the difference between ‘hope’ and ‘wish’. Now that I check for definitions, I find that the two words are closely synonymous. Wish is a little weaker than hope because wish means that the ‘hoped’ for outcome is likely not to occur.

— Aileen

  • 0 Thank you, I haven’t ever thought of the difference between ‘hope’ and ‘wish’.
  • Now that I check for definitions, I find that the two words are closely synonymous.
  • Wish is a little weaker than hope because wish means that the ‘hoped’ for outcome is likely not to occur.
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0 Thank you, I haven’t ever thought of the difference between ‘hope’ and ‘wish’. Now that I check for definitions, I find that the two words are closely synonymous. Wish is a little weaker than hope because wish means that the ‘hoped’ for outcome is likely not to occur. 0-
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