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 #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:45 pm Usage of the form "is wishing" |
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Evidently the speaker thinks that the professor is making his wish at the moment.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 14:17 pm Usage of the form "is wishing" |
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| Professor Marvin wishes you. |
If those are the only words in that "sentence", it makes no sense. |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 14:25 pm Usage of the form "is wishing" |
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| It is passage from some text or book. I found that when verbs of attitude - wish, hope, love, like, prefer, want... occur in progressive, it emphasizes temporariness or tentativeness. But in this case I don't understand it |
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 14:27 pm Usage of the form "is wishing" |
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| I found that when verbs of attitude - wish, hope, love, like, prefer, want... occur in progressive, it emphasizes temporariness or tentativeness. |
Those are two uses, but not all of them, Hanka.
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 14:30 pm Usage of the form "is wishing" |
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| ok, thank you |
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| meaning of match speculations on demand and competitive trends | Phrase: I would rather stay at home, rather than go shopping |
