Guest  +  1059 Thu, 19 Jun 03 02:38 PM What are the differences between hope and wish. Which is correct I wish so or I hope so and why? ( Would you mind to recomand a book to read in this matter) Guest

	hitchhiker  +  1177 Sat, 21 Jun 03 09:12 PM I wish so I hope so In simple terms, 'wish' is a more 'dramatic' version of 'hope'. (I don't know of any books, perhaps one of the others could suggest reading material) hitchhiker Joined on Mon, Nov 18 2002 Richmond, UK Senior Member 4,036 Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement...

	polmiller  +  1199 Sun, 22 Jun 03 07:54 AM I think 'wish' is a more active term. We 'make' a wish, but we 'have' hope. If my wife is ill, I hope she will get better. If I have been rude, I might wish I never had. Hope this helps polmiller Joined on Sun, Jun 22 2003 New Member 02

	shmooliette  +  1203 Sun, 22 Jun 03 02:35 PM Hi! You might try the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary for an explanation as well Wish is to have a desire, often to change something Present - I wish I was taller ( i am small!) Future - I wish we could go to Alaska next week ( we can't, its cancelled) About someone else - I wish he would shut up Past - I wish I hadn't dyed my hair purple ( its purple now and looks bad!) Hope is more the expectation of something desired I hope it is sunny tomorrow ( I really want it to be sunny tomorrow, I am waiting with expectation to see) Hope this helps Juliette shmooliette Joined on Fri, Apr 4 2003 New Member 35

	SH  +  105912 Mon, 06 Jun 05 12:33 AM Thanks every one i think 'hope' has more possibility than 'wish'. means we say 'i wish' when we want something that is less realistic. we say 'i hope' which is more possible and we hope for future. while we can use wish in future and past. like: Iwish, I were a bird. and I hope, I will be fine in my exam. and I wish, I had got A in my assigment. i hope it will be helpful. many thanks SH Joined on Thu, Jun 2 2005 New Member 08