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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Wish + to or wish + that

please correct my sentence.

Here is a little something about a drug I wish you not never to ever do.--- wish that you never do.
  

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Anonymous please correct my sentence. Here is a little something about a drug that I wish you never do.

  • Anonymous please correct my sentence.
  • Here is a little something about a drug that I wish you never do.
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Anonymousplease correct my sentence.
Here is a little something about a drug that I wish you never do.
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Hi,

I suggest
Here is a little something about a drug that I hope you never take.

Clive
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Is this a correct alternative?
Here is a little something about a drug that I wish you not to take.
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Hi,

It's not wrong, but it's stilted and not natural.

In addition, 'I wish you not to + verb' is commonly used as a polite way of giving an order.Do you want to give an order, or express a hope?


Clive

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