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#2 (permalink) Wed Oct 27, 2004 18:17 pm High hopes |
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Here hopes indicates the future as in the sentence 'we will succeed'. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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#3 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 2:33 am What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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I prefer feelings as answer because hope is never a plan. |
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Nabilchamlal I'm here quite often ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 8:27 am What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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So you'd prefer an incorrect answer? That is your prerogative. However, it doesn't make it correct - it just serves to prove your inadequacies when it comes to English.
To have high hopes of something is an idiomatic phrase. It means to expect the best or to hope for success. "Ben has high hopes for his son, including a university education." _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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Alan Co-founder

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#6 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 12:03 pm What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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Nabilchamlal wrote: | I prefer feelings as answer because hope is never a plan. |
If you say "I have high feelings that we will succeed" you have coined your own phrase which nobody will use except for yourself. This is almost like creating a language that nobody understands. By the way, your explanation doesn't make any sense. What do you mean by 'hope is a never a plan'? Following your logic, 'feelings' are a plan while hope is not. I'd say all of this is pure drivel and a waste of time.
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#7 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 12:25 pm What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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What’s I’m driveling about is if you have your own business you can always have some feelings even high feelings as you are now, but you don’t have yet any hope . A hope is never a plan. |
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Nabilchamlal I'm here quite often ;-)

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#8 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 12:27 pm What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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Would you care to rephrase your statement so that it makes sense in English? You seem to be using your own made-up language. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#10 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 12:36 pm What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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Yes I’m trying to know to what extent we can accept some new forms and how the mind can easily be frozen. I’m for any dynamic language. |
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Nabilchamlal I'm here quite often ;-)

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#11 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 12:42 pm What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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You are using a translation website?
Quote: | I’m trying to know to what extent we can accept some new forms and how the mind can easily be frozen. I’m for any dynamic language. |
All languages are dynamic if they are in regular use. However making up languages by using words found in English isn't dynamic - it's unfathomable. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#12 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 12:49 pm What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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Quote: | I’ m SURE THAT YOU DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GOOGLE TRANSLATOR. |
I know that such devices have serious limitations because they have no 'feel' for the language. If you are using one then it explains a lot.
Quote: | You said that maybe I’m talking through Google Translator, I type my messages in Arabic and Google translates them into English for you…. |
Torsten asked if you were. We appear to have had the answer 'yes'. Is that correct?
Quote: | This is high feelings from you, but not my plan . |
Would you care to rephrase your statement into English so that it can be shared with all, instead of using your made up language, which is so unique it is understood only by you? |
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Nabilchamlal I'm here quite often ;-)

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#13 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 13:21 pm What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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I think Nabil might actually be better off using Google Translate because the software doesn't try to twist the language intentionally. Nabil, on the other hand does. He speaks in riddles on purpose using English words incorrectly and making up phrases even he himself might not understand.
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#14 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 13:40 pm What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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The strong hand of executive authority in this website interfered in my sentences and interfered with my high hopes. Torsen Your Google translator assumption is entirely gratuitous. |
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Nabilchamlal I'm here quite often ;-)

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#15 (permalink) Sat May 22, 2010 14:13 pm What does 'high hopes' mean? Is it an idiom? |
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Would you care to translate your made-up statement into English, so that the majority of forum users can understand it, instead of just yourself? _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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