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David Mirza Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Wish Sentences

My husband has been to the hairdresser: I wish he hadn't had his hair cut so short.
My husband has been to the hairdresser: I wish he wouldn't have his hair cut so short.
Can anyone tell me what is the difference between the two sentences?
  

Top answer

The first is expressing regret at what happened on this latest visit to the hairdresser. The second is expressing regret at what happens on every visit,

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  • The first is expressing regret at what happened on this latest visit to the hairdresser.
  • The second is expressing regret at what happens on every visit,
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The first is expressing regret at what happened on this latest visit to the hairdresser.
The second is expressing regret at what happens on every visit,
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http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/wishes-and-hypotheses
  • We use past tense modals would and could to talk about wishes for the future:
I don’t like my work. I wish I could get a
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We can also use 'will' to show the subject's insistence:

My husband will get his hair cut too short. I wish he wouldn't. It makes him look bald.
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Your answer seems more correct though.
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Which answer seems morre correct than what?
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I have another post about reported conditionals. Could you please also make that point clear to me?
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I meant your first reply that the wife doesn't like her husband's habit to have his hair cut so short. She wishes him to get out of that habit of his.
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That's what you meant. And that's more correct than what I wrote it might mean according to the rule I cited from the website of the British Council.
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