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  1. 21 avr. 2012 · Apr 21, 2012. #5. Rover's right: to wonder aloud is to voice your doubts, to express them to others. (The reference in the text quoted is to former Senator Rick Santorum, who was until recently a candidate for the Republican Party's presidential nomination. He did indeed voice that wonderment in a campaign speech before he dropped out of the race.)

  2. 28 mars 2023 · Another thing I’ve discovered is that “wonder” can be used in polite questions, e.g. (quotes from grammar books and dictionaries, British English): 1. We were wondering if you'd like to join us for dinner. [sounds like an invitation] 2. I was wondering if you fancied coming along for the ride. [sounds like an invitation] 3.

  3. 21 avr. 2019 · Hmm, I wonder. Thread starter yyh777; Start date Apr 21, 2019; Y. yyh777 Member. Korean Apr 21, 2019 #1 Hi Friends, This example is retrieved from ...

  4. 18 déc. 2017 · Dec 18, 2017. #1. Hi. I've looked at all threads about "wonder if" here. my question is, can it mean "to wish"? in the following sentence, it seems to me that it means "he wished". I want to know your idea about that: “In 2000, Trent Lott, the Republican Leader, wistfully wondered if lightning would strike and I wouldn’t take the oath of ...

  5. 1 juil. 2017 · Jul 1, 2017. #2. Which movie is this conversation from? It sounds a little stilted to me. John Kent said: Does "Makes me wonder" convey the same meaning with "it makes me wonder..." Yes. We don't always speak in complete sentences. We quite often omit words - especially at the beginning of sentences.

  6. 27 sept. 2014 · If at this very moment, I want to find out whether someone can come to my party tomorrow, should I ask: "I am wondering if you can come tomorrow?" Or: "I was wondering if you could come tomorrow?" I think the first one should be used (am wondering) but I have come across numerous similar...

  7. 6 déc. 2017 · Dec 6, 2017. #16. The way BE speakers pronounce "wonder", "wander", "won" and "one" depends on which part of the country they were brought up in and how often they have moved around. I can think of at least three four distinctive pronunciations of "won". There is no standard or normal pronunciation. Most people do not pronounce "wonder" and ...

  8. 30 sept. 2006 · 1 wonder, inquire, enquire. have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church". 2 wonder, question. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight". 3 wonder, marvel.

  9. 31 mars 2019 · "Wonder" can be used with idle speculation, and your sentence is fine. "Curious" shows a particular interest, and is used for events from which you can draw some conclusion, which is a little unlikely in this situation. "I am curious to see how good these eggs are from Linskeldfield Farm" (because if they are good, I'll buy eggs from there again).

  10. 6 janv. 2016 · "No wonder some women were . . . " sounds better to me, although rather informal. (I don't know what "stand backwards" is intended to mean here; you may want to start another thread about that.) (I don't know what "stand backwards" is intended to mean here; you may want to start another thread about that.)

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