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Chariot Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

would like

0When "would like" is used to express hope, the certainty is less than that in "I hope ", is it correct?02br
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00I would like to learn English. (1) I hope I will learn English. (2) Are (1) and (2) interchangeable?02br
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00What do ou hope you'll have achieved? I hope I'll have seen more of the world. (3) I 'd like to have seen more of the world. (4) Does (3) express a tone more certain than that in (4)?02br
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00I hope I'll have seen more of the world. (3) I hope to have seen more of the world. (5) Are (3) and (5) interchangeable?02br
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00I hope to learn English. (6) I hope I will learn English. (2) Are (6) and (2) interchangeable? Thanks for your help.0-
  

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02br 02br 01i 00I hope I will02i 00 followed by a verb that represents some action that we have some control over is not particularly idiomatic. We don't hope for things that we are going to do, or can decide to do, as in 01i 00*I hope I will go shopping today02i 00. Thus, 01i 00I hope I will learn English02i 00 does not strike me as completely idiomatic as an isolated sentence.

— CalifJim

  • 02br 02br 01i 00I hope I will02i 00 followed by a verb that represents some action that we have some control over is not particularly idiomatic.
  • We don't hope for things that we are going to do, or can decide to do, as in 01i 00*I hope I will go shopping today02i 00.
  • Thus, 01i 00I hope I will learn English02i 00 does not strike me as completely idiomatic as an isolated sentence.
  • 02i 00 The meaning is close to 01i 00I hope to go shopping today02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 00 CJ0-
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0 I'm not convinced that a difference in certainty is the best way to distinguish between 01i00would like02i00 and 01i00hope02i00.02br
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01i00I hope I will02i00 followed by a verb that represents some action that we have some control over is not particularly idiomatic. We don't hope for things that we are
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0Thanks for your explanation. Could you give a few examples of idiomatic use of "hope"? 02br
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00"I hope I will..." and "I hope to..." , do the two expressions carry the same meaning and thus are interchangeale?02br
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00If a "hope" sentence doesn't have "will" , is the certainty higher, as in "I hope you pass the exam"? when is this type of sentences
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0 01i00I hope you pass the exam02i00 is more usual.02br
01i00I hope you will pass the exam02i00 is less usual.02br
00 There is no difference in certainty that I can detect. None at all.02br
00 Instead, the version with 01i00will02i00 simply emphasizes the futurity, which is not at all necessar
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