Both sentences seem to have the same meaning.
I'm really struggling with that.
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Hello, Enrico:
I, too, am struggling with this question: Do both sentences
basically mean the same thing? Lest I give you the wrong answer, I shall keep my opinion to myself and wait for a teacher to answer.
2. Thanks to Matthew Wai's excellent reply, I now have the courage to share an idea (
not "answer") with you.
a. I wish that newspapers
reported all the news, but they
do not. What a shame!
b. I wish that newspapers
would report all the news, but they probably
will not change.
3. I have made up these two sentences.
.
a. I wish you
wore more attractive clothing.
b I wish you
would wear more attractive clothing.
If (IF!) I understand my books correctly, the use of "would" makes the criticism
softer.