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Maj Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Wish

I wish you didn't see/hadn't seen such a show, the actors did a cringe-making performance and the audience was dreadfully treated. Could someone correct this for me? Thanks in advance.
  

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The sentence is faulty because it is comma spliced. It needs to be separated into two sentences since a semicolon seems too weak as well. I wish you hadn't seen such a show.

— Radrook

  • The sentence is faulty because it is comma spliced.
  • It needs to be separated into two sentences since a semicolon seems too weak as well.
  • I wish you hadn't seen such a show.
  • The actors gave a cringe-making performance and the audience was dreadfully treated.
  • " Also, it is usually said that actors give performances.
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The sentence is faulty because it is comma spliced.

It needs to be separated into two sentences since a semicolon seems too weak as well.

I wish you hadn't seen such a show.
The actors gave a cringe-making performance and the audience was dreadfully treated.

The proper way is "hadn't seen such a show...."
Also, it is usually said that actors give performa
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Maj, the difference lies in whether the person/s you're talking to actually saw the show or they didn't.
"I wish you hadn't seen it" means the person/s in question actually saw the show. Your wish can't be fulfilled; it's too late.
"I wish you didn't see it" means that you expect they will not see it. They have not seen it yet, so your wish may still become a reality.

I hope i
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