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Originally Posted by irmamar
Don't you like "May you arrive in time"?  |
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So, if there is a possibility, I must use "hope", but I can say "wish" if there's no possibility. Am I right?
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No. An example taken from the BNC:
"I just wish the old cow would hurry up and die."
Here it expresses frustration rather than impossibility.
I can't write more now, but I will try to think about this and come back later.