WOW 08

WOW 08 - Wish and Hope

Good Afternoon Friends,

First of all, I'm sorry for the delay. It's another weekend ahead. I have made plans for the weekend; I hope it goes as planned. (or should it be wish).

Earlier, I always had this confusion of whether to use wish or hope. Maybe few of them still will be having that. So, here it goes.

I read a few articles and what I understood is that:

We use wish when we want something to happen. (maybe now, maybe after sometime or maybe never)

We use hope when we are definite that something should happen. (maybe now or later; but it should happen)

Example(s):

I wish I had a Dog. (but I don't have one)

I wish (that) you are here. (but you are not)

I hope to see you again. (maybe later)

I was hoping to see you at the party (but you were not there). [We used it here in a negative sense]

One more thing regarding wish. Wish is chosen for greeting and expression of good will.
Example(s):

We wish you a Merry Christmas.

Wish you all the best.

Hope can also be used. But the grammar is slightly different.

I hope (that) you have a Merry Christmas.

So, now I can say definitely that "... I hope it goes as planned."

Danish :)