Hello Teachers! What's the difference between hope and wish?
For example:
I hope tomorrow will be a nice day.
I wish tomorrow will be a nice day.
Which one is correct? and why? Thank you.
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Hello, Harry.
(1) I hope (that) tomorrow will be a nice day. = perfect English.
Native speakers also say
is a nice day.
We use hope when we talk about something that is possible:
I hope (that) you will visit/ visit me tomorrow.
I hope (that) you will feel/feel better very soon.
I hope (that) it will stop/stops raining tomorrow.
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(2) We
usually use
wish for something that will probably
not happen
or is impossible:
I am ugly. I wish (that) I were/ (
was in regular American English) handsome.
I am old. I wish that I were young.
There are many bad people in this world. I wish that everyone were nice.
We human beings often wish for (want) things that are different from
what they are.
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Let's say that there is a very bad storm today. It is raining cats and
dogs (very strongly). The government tells the people that there will be
bad weather for one week!!! You
know that tomorrow will be very
bad. You
know that you cannot go to the beach tomorrow. But you still
think:
I am so sad today. I wish that tomorrow were a nice day. Then I could
go to the beach. But I know that tomorrow
will not be a nice day, so I
have to forget about the beach.
Thank you
