I would hope not

[nq:1]Hi everybody, I have seen the expression "I would hope not" and I wonder why the "would" is added in such a phrase. Is it wrong to say "I hope not"? What is the meaning added by the "would"?[/nq]
It makes it a bit milder and less antagonistic in its tone.

Eg:
A: I've never lied to you about anything, Charles. B: I would hope not, Christopher. I've liked and
believed in y

[nq:2]Hi everybody, I have seen the expression "I would hope ... hope not"? What is the meaning added by the "would"?[/nq]
[nq:1]It makes it a bit milder and less antagonistic in its tone. Eg: A: I've never lied to you about anything, Charles. B: I would hope not, Christopher. I've liked and believed in you from the beginning. Thread drift. You gotta love it.[/nq]
Milder? I would think not

[nq:2]Hi everybody, I have seen the expression "I would hope ... hope not"? What is the meaning added by the "would"?[/nq]
[nq:1]It makes it a bit milder and less antagonistic in its tone.[/nq]
Baloney, as Coop said more mildly and less antagonistically.
[nq:1]Eg: A: I've never lied to you about anything, Charles.[/nq]
Word games. You could say, in that vein, 'I always tell lies. T

[nq:2]It makes it a bit milder and less antagonistic in its tone.[/nq]
[nq:1]Milder? I would think not. It makes the hope aspect more emphatic. The person saying "I would hope not" is saying that he not only hopes not, but that he can't conceive that it would be any other way.[/nq]
I don't know that "less antagonistic" is quite right, but I'm not sure that "more emphatic" is quite right, e

[nq:1]Hi everybody, I have seen the expression "I would hope not" and I wonder why the "would" is added in such a phrase. Is it wrong to say "I hope not"? What is the meaning added by the "would"?[/nq]
If you drop the 'not', the question is the same, between I hope x
I would hope x
where x is a 'that' clause or the word 'so', if referring to something previously stated.
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[nq:2]Milder? I would think not. It makes the hope aspect ... he can't conceive that it would be any other way.[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't know that "less antagonistic" is quite right, but I'm not sure that "more emphatic" is quite right, either. ... think of a situation where that would be too blunt and "I would hope not" would be a better choice.[/nq]
Great. Now, about "I should hope not" ...

[nq:1]Great. Now, about "I should hope not" ...[/nq]

In my opinion, "I should hope not" is rather neutral, while "I would hope not" entails a certain degree of deference or expectation on the part of the speaker. But then I don't suppose "I should hope not" is very popular there in California. Is it? In fact, I understand it's becoming less and less popular everywhere.
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[nq:2]Great. Now, about "I should hope not" ...[/nq]
[nq:1] In my opinion, "I should hope not" is rather neutral, while "I would hope not" entails a ... not" is very popular there in California. Is it? In fact, I understand it's becoming less and less popular everywhere.[/nq]
Gosh, I don't know. I just happend to think of it. Most likely, I'd say something like "I'd hope not," and let the

[nq:2] In my opinion, "I should hope not" ... fact, I understand it's becoming less and less popular everywhere.[/nq]
[nq:1]Gosh, I don't know. I just happend to think of it. Most likely, I'd say something like "I'd hope not," ... conclusions if it mattered. To me, the "should" and "would" are intensifiers; at least, that's the way I use them.[/nq]
Just as I sent this, another thought popp

[nq:1]Just as I sent this, another thought popped into my mind the phrases "I would say so" and "I ... a neutral statement of what I would do, but the second is a firm approval of whatever it referred to.[/nq]
Are you American or are you just writing from there? I say so because I'd always thought "should" only meant "ought to" in AmEng.
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