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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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I wish you wouldn't sneak up on me like that!

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00I couldn't explain the above sentence. Is this a warning for the future or what? 0-
  

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02br 00So, for the future, I'd like that you don't do that anymore. 0-

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  • 02br 00So, for the future, I'd like that you don't do that anymore.
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4 Answers
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0Something happened in the recent past: 02br
00You've come up to me furtively, surprising me, and I don't like that.02br
00So, for the future, I'd like that you don't do that anymore. 0-
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0 Then, shouldn't it be something like:02br
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01b00I wish you wouldn't sneak up on me like that ever again!02b00?02br
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01b00I wish you wouldn't sneak up on me like that in the future!02b00? 0-
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0That's the idea, but using the original phrasing shows that the person has done this repeatedly in the past.0-
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0I'm reading again the original sentence and it can mean both: 02br
01i00insatisfaction for your action in the past02i02br
01i00wish for the future02i02br
00Your versions are more exact in terms of being limited to the future. 0-
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