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• 29 March 2010

  HOPE and EXPECT

  Hi Mike,

  Could you tell me the difference between HOPE and EXPECT?  

  Dani P`alante,

  Cordoba

   

  Hello there Dani, 

  We use HOPE when we want something to happen but we are not sure if it will, e.g.

  So you`re going to Ireland next week, John. You know it rains a lot in Ireland but I hope you get good weather there

   

  We use EXPECT when we believe something will happen in the future, e.g.

  We`re going to Spain next week. It´s almost always sunny in Spain so we really expect to get good weather there.

   

  You always HOPE for something positive but when you expect something it can be negative or positive (We were expecting good/bad news) 

    

  All right, Dani? I hope (I mean I expect) this answers your question

  Mike

  

  sent by Dermot McGrath at 14:34h 0 comment

  tags: hope,expect

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