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BMO

Joined: 19 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject: Hopeful of/for

John is hopeful for his children. John is hopeful of his children. Q1. Are they all grammatically correct? Q2. Are they identical in meaning? Q3. If so, is one better than the other? Thanks. bmo

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iitimone7

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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:57 am Post subject: grammar, too

both are grammatically correct, but #1 sounds more natural. iitimone7

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BMO

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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:14 am Post subject:

Thanks. bmo

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