http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfOnly/nqd/post.htm#4032Tue, 12 Aug 2003 06:32:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:4032kitkattail0http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfOnly/nqd/post.htm#4032http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-4032.xmlWell, 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?http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfOnly/nwg/post.htm#3899Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:40:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:3899maj1http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfOnly/nwg/post.htm#3899http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-3899.xmlThanks, I knew there was sth wrong with that!http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfOnly/nhl/post.htm#3887Mon, 11 Aug 2003 01:58:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:3887Orpheus2http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfOnly/nhl/post.htm#3887http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-3887.xmlNo. It means the same as <EM>I wish...</EM>. Compare: <br /> <br />If only he would speak to her. She misses him so much. <br />I wish he would speak to her. She misses him so much.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfOnly/ngc/post.htmSun, 10 Aug 2003 17:34:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:3861maj3http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfOnly/ngc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-3861.xmlDoes if only mean the same as she wished in the following sentence? <br /> <br />If only he would speak to her, she had missed him so much.