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Gaby141
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Please advise!
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Would please advise me if this sentence is correct. �Yes, there have been
some problems, but I hoped that week to week things would improve �. Many thanks!
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15 Apr 2012
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jesuspavon
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In my opinion, I would change "week to week" for "week after week", "progressively", "little by little" |
15 Apr 2012
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cunliffe
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I would prefer, � Yes, there have been some problems, but from week to week, I kept hoping that things would improve. �
�Week after week � is also good and infers a sense of desperation to get things improved. |
15 Apr 2012
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moravc
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week after week
(gradually)
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15 Apr 2012
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Gaby141
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Thank you all for your help! Gabi |
15 Apr 2012
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andalnara
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My suggestion is " Yes, there have been problems but as weeks go by I hope things would improve. or " Yes , there have been problems but as weeks go by I am hoping things would improve" ( If you use "hoped" then the situation is no longer true at the moment and this confuses with " have been" which is present perfect and shows that the situation has some connection to the presnt. So the "hope" has to be in simple present tense or present continous |
15 Apr 2012
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douglas
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Another option: "I hoped that things would improve from week to week." |
16 Apr 2012
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noeneo
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sounds strange... in the word of "hoped" |
16 Apr 2012
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