guzhao67  +  854502 Sun, 09 Aug 09 08:22 PM hello, there; could you please explain the semantic difference between the following two sentences? "I hope the weather is fine tommorrow" and "I hope the weather will be fine tommorrow". Is there any difference between "is" in the first sentence and "is" in "tomorrow is Monday"? thank you guzhao67 Joined on Mon, Oct 20 2008 New Member 41 Grammar, Difference Between, Sentences, Semantics

	Philip  +  854517 Sun, 09 Aug 09 08:35 PM Both are used and considered correct. fine isn't used much in AmEng for describing weather, but of course we recognize its meaning. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	CalifJim  +  854589 Sun, 09 Aug 09 09:38 PM guzhao67 “Is there any difference between "is" in the first sentence and "is" in "tomorrow is Monday"? ” "is" has a lot of different meanings.  Therefore, you might have to paraphrase "is" in different ways in different contexts.  (I think this is what you are asking.) I hope the weather is fine tomorrow.  ~  I hope that the weather that occurs tomorrow can be described as "fine". Tomorrow is Monday. ~  The day after today has the name "Monday". CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,465 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Difference Between, Sentences

	Philip  +  855838 Mon, 10 Aug 09 06:08 PM CalifJim “ guzhao67 “ ” "is" has a lot of different meanings.   CJ ”  CJ, you're beginning to sound like a recent past president. Philip Difference Between, Sentences

	CalifJim  +  856137 Mon, 10 Aug 09 10:31 PM Philip “you're beginning to sound like a recent past president” Maybe.  Maybe not.  It depends on what "you're" means, on what "beginning" means, on what "to sound" means, on what "like" means, ... Well, you get the picture!  Pretty good for never having ........ in the oval office, huh?  CJ CalifJim