What does 'I do.' mean here?

[diamondcutter]

Hi, everyone. I read a dialogue like this:
A: I hope he hasn't failed his exam.
B: I do.
What does 'I do.' mean here?
THANKS.

 

[emsr2d2]

It doesn't make any sense. If person B meant "I hope he HAS failed his exam" then he should have said "I hope he has". "I do" means nothing here.

 

[tzfujimino]

Hello. I'd like to ask a question here.

I think 'I hope not' is acceptable as a response to A.
Is it natural/correct to say 'I hope not, too'?

Thank you.

 

[SoothingDave]

I think they mean that they do hope he failed his exam.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think that's what they mean too but "I do" doesn't mean that. If speaker A had said "I don't want him to have failed his exam", speaker B could counter with "I do", because "do" is clearly the opposite of "don't" here.

 

[BobK]

:up: Indeed, another possible interpretation (of this meaningless phrase) is 'So do I [hope that he didn't fail]'. Context would make it clear; but, whatever it's supposed to mean, it's not English.

b

 

[diamondcutter]

A: I hope he hasn't failed his exam.
B: ...
In this dialogue, if person B agrees or disagrees with person A, what should person B reply respectively? Please give as many replies as possible.
THANKS.

 

[tedmc]

A: I hope he hasn't failed his exam.

Answers(B agrees):

I hope so too.
So do I (that he hasn't failed)

Answers (B disagrees):
I hope he has.


not a teacher

 

[BobK]

:up:. ;-).

An informal way of saying the first ('I hope so too') is 'Me too' or 'Same here'. Also 'Likewise' [one word].

In B, in the context given by the OP, the I would be stressed; and the stress would be made more striking by having an unstressed syllable introduced before it, and another stressed syllable after it:

A: I hope he hasn't failed the exam.

B: Well I do hope he has.

b

 

[tzfujimino]

Is it OK to say 'I hope so' as a response to 'I hope (that) he hasn't failed ...'?
I had thought it should be 'I hope not'.

 

[diamondcutter]

A: I hope he has passed his exam.
B: ...
If B disagrees with A, can B say 'I don't hope so.'?
THANKS.

 

[bhaisahab]

No. He could say "I hope he hasn't".

 

[diamondcutter]

Hi, friends,
Thank you all for your help.
I made a summary of what I understood. Would you be kind enough to have a look if there are any mistakes? Thanks a lot in advance.

A: I hope he has failed his exam.
B (agrees): I hope so, too. /Me too. /And me. /So do I. / Same here. /I hope the same. /Likewise.
B (disagrees): I hope he hasn’t! / I hope not. (‘I don’t hope so.’ is not suitable, people never say that.)

A: I hope he hasn’t failed his exam.
B (agrees): I hope so, too. /Me too. /And me. /So do I. / Same here. /I hope the same. /Likewise.
B (disagrees): I hope he has! (‘I hope not’ is not suitable here. It would be confusing.)

Conclusion:
Whether person A says ‘I hope he has failed his exam’ or ‘I hope he hasn't failed his exam.’ if person B agrees with person A, the replies are the same; if person B disagrees with person A, the replies to the two statements are totally different.