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Hi Tamara,

With all this 'hopeology' flying around I thought I might toss in a 'hopelet', which may be of interest, say I hopefully and that is: We can but hope.

What do you make of that?

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In hoping vs In the hope Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:21 am  In hoping vs In the hope
 

Hi Alan

Quote:
We can but hope
At first glance, I expected to see 'We cannot but hope' (= Nothing to do, no choice, but only to hope for the better).

But now (at second and third looks Smile) I think that We can but hope is quite logical in English to express shortly the idea.
'I can do nothing (at the moment) to change the situation, and can only wait, in the hope that something will happen to (for?) my happiness'.
(If I am right at all with its meaning...)
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In hoping vs In the hope Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:47 am  In hoping vs In the hope
 

(Just a smile)

Smile Smile

Let's still hope for the better.

Have a nice weekend! Smile
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