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Inchoateknowledge Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

wish

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0Is the second sentence correct? Should it read '01i 00wish02i 00'? 0-

— Mister Micawber

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0Is the second sentence correct? Should it read '01i00wish02i00'? If so, both speak of a party now in progress or in the future.0-
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0 I think the second sentence is correct. It is semilar to "I wish you were here" 0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10Is the second sentence correct? Should it read '11i10wish12i10'? If so, both speak of a party now in progress or in the future.12br
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10I hold the world record for making blunders, IMO.02br
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01cite10Hugemole12cite10I think the second sentence is correct. It is semilar to "I wish you were here"12blockquote
10so is the second 05002br
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0 Hi Incho02br
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00After 01i00I wish02i00 and 01i00if only02i00 the conditional is usually used to refer to the 01font00future02font00:02br
01i00I wish / If only it wouldn't rain 01font00tomorrow02font00.02br
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0 01i00I wish the party would last longer02i00 seems to me to say 01i00I hope the party will last longer, (but I know it won't)02i00.02br
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01i00I wish the party lasted longer02i00 seems to me to be somewhat anomalous, although it can be a substitute for 01i00I wish the party had lasted longer02
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