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Remyzero Posted 9 years ago
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they hope to have doubled or even tripled the firms volume of business by the end of the year
they hope to double or even triple the firms volume of business by the end of the year
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can you tell me the difference
- can you tell me the difference
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They mean functionally the same thing - these people are optimistic about their firm's fortunes - but it's the equivalent of "they hope to have done it before year's end" versus "they hope to do it before year's end." The second statement is stronger and less passive--in the first statement the connotation is that maybe due to good fortune their business will increase, but in the second statem
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