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exclamations with so and such
so + adjective You're so kind!
such alan (+ adjective) + singular countable noun He's such a nice boy! (NOT ••• a such niee h8y'.?
such (+ adjective) + uncountable/plural noun They talk such rubbish! (NOT ••• snell a Fl:thhish.?
They're such kind people! (NOT .•• 56 kiml f'€B1'le.~ For more information about such and so, see 569.
negative question forms
Isn't the weather nice! Hasn't she grown!
Americans and some British speakers may use ordinary (non-negative) question forms in exclamations.
Boy, am I hungry!
Wow, did she make a mistake! Was I furious!
For more information about negative Questions. see 368.
expect, hope, wait and look forward expect and hope: difference of meaning
Expecting is mental rather than emotional. If I expect something to happen, I have a good reason to think it will in fact happen. Hoping is more emotional. If I hope for something to happen, I would like it to happen, but I do not know whether it will. Compare:
- I'm expecting John to phone at three o'clock. I hope he's got some good news.
- Lucy's expecting a baby. (= She's pregnant.) She's hoping it will be a girl.
One can expect good or bad things, but one only hopes for things that one wants.
I expect it will rain at the weekend. But I hope it won't.
expect and wait: difference of meaning
One waits when somebody or something is late, when one is early for something, or when one wants time to pass so that something will happen. Waiting is often pbysical- the word suggests, for example, standing or sitting somewhere until something happens.
Compare:
- I'm expecting a phone call from John at three o'clock. (NOT I'llt ftJaiti'tgfor a
plume etdlfral~t}ahlt at three a'e18ek.)
I hope he rings on time. I hate waitingfor people to phone. (NOT I hate
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