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maj

#3861 Sun, 10 Aug 03 06:34 PM

Does if only mean the same as she wished in the following sentence?

If only he would speak to her, she had missed him so much.

maj

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Orpheus

#3887 Mon, 11 Aug 03 02:58 AM

No. It means the same as I wish.... Compare:

If only he would speak to her. She misses him so much.
I wish he would speak to her. She misses him so much.

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maj

#3899 Mon, 11 Aug 03 09:40 AM

Thanks, I knew there was sth wrong with that!

maj

kitkattail

#4032 Tue, 12 Aug 03 07:32 AM

Well, it depends, doesn't it? If it is written from her point of view and that's supposed to be one of her thoughts, then "I wished" and "she wished" could be considered the same thing, yes? Do you get what I mean?

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