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Reply Sun 23 Sep, 2007 03:26 am
This was the first time I witnessed this kind of situation.
1. I hope that I never encountered a situation like that again.
2. I hope that I will never encountered a situation like that again.
3. I hope that I would never encountered a situation like that again.

Which sentence is correct?

Thanks.
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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Sun 23 Sep, 2007 03:31 am
Hi Webmaster

There is something wrong with the Bold, Italicize and Underline functions.

Could something be done to rectify the problem?

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contrex
 
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Reply Sun 23 Sep, 2007 03:36 am
None of them are correct. All have horribly mixed tenses.

I hope that I never encounter ... again
I hope that I shall never encounter ... again
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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Sun 23 Sep, 2007 03:40 am
contrex wrote:
None of them are correct. All have horribly mixed tenses.

I hope that I never encounter ... again
I hope that I shall never encounter ... again


Actually I was careless when posting, depending too much on 'copy and paste'.

I hope that I will never encounter ... I think this sentence is correct. Am I right?
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contrex
 
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Reply Sun 23 Sep, 2007 04:22 am
Yoong Liat wrote:
I hope that I will never encounter ... I think this sentence is correct. Am I right?


Regarding the "will/shall, would/should" distinction, there is a device much used in language teaching, in all teaching in fact, namely the "pedagogical lie": teach the simple generalisation now and the subtle distinction later.

simple generalisation:

use "will / would" always.

I hope that I will never encounter a person like that again!
I hoped that I would never encounter a person like that again!

subtle distinction:

Traditionally in BrE, in the ?'I' and ?'We' forms, 'shall' is the simple future, and will is the emphatic future. In the other pronouns, it is reversed - ?'will' is the simple form whereas 'shall' is the emphatic.

I hope that I shall never encounter a person like that again!
I hoped that I should never encounter a person like that again!

I swear that I will never do that again!
I swore that I would never do that again!

I hope that you will never encounter a person like that again!
I hoped that you would never encounter a person like that again!

I want you to swear that you shall never do that again!
I wanted you to swear that you should never do that again!

However, as one sees so often, the subtle distinction is being lost in modern English, and "will/would" is driving out "shall/should".
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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Sun 23 Sep, 2007 04:35 am
Many thanks for your detailed reply.

Indeed, modern English is replacing traditional English and it certainly confuses a lot of users of English. Besides 'shall' and 'will', 'who' and 'whom' are a pair of confusing words.

All the best.

Yoong Liat
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