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Drica Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

look forward to / hope / expect

Is there any difference in context in these sentences ? Which sentence indicates that the person really intende to to what he says ?

a) I look forward to seeing him sometime.

b) I hope to see him sometime.

c) I expect to see him sometime.

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Drica Is there any difference in context in these sentences ? Which sentence indicates that the person really intende to to what he says ? a) I look forward to seeing him sometime.

— Philip

  • Drica Is there any difference in context in these sentences ?
  • Which sentence indicates that the person really intende to to what he says ?
  • a) I look forward to seeing him sometime.
  • b) I hope to see him sometime.
  • c) I expect to see him sometime.
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DricaIs there any difference in context in these sentences ? Which sentence indicates that the person really intende to to what he says ?

a) I look forward to seeing him sometime.

b) I hope to see him sometime.

c) I expect to see him sometime.

thanks
Not much difference, except in c) which you are asking about in your
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Hi,

Here are a few further comments.

a) I look forward to seeing him sometime. It will make me happy to see him. It sounds like there's a reasonable possibility that I will see him.

b) I hope to see him sometime. It would make me happy to see him but, compared to A above, it sounds less definite that I may see him
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CliveHi,

Here are a few further comments.

a) I look forward to seeing him sometime. It will make me happy to see him. It sounds like there's a reasonable possibility that I will see him.

b) I hope to see him sometime. It would make me happy to see him but, compared to A above, it sounds l
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