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? asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 7 years ago

Is this correct English?

I know 'wishing in disbelief' is, but how about "WISHES IN DISBELIEF".

Not the verb 'he wishes', but a wish - two wishes.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    Yes, grammatically feasible, but not immediately clear without some explanation on your part. You might do better writing 'wishes (swaddled OR masked OR covered OR buried OR hidden OR any number of other 'covering' verbs....) in disbelief.' It sounds quasi-poetic then, at least...

    Source(s): native AmE
  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    "Wishing in disbelief" actually makes no sense at all in American English.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    There's nothing grammatically impossible about either of them; either is correct English. But then 'John is 60 dollars tall' is perfectly grammatical, correct English, too - it just happens to be nonsense. You haven't given any context, so it's impossible to know what meaning you're trying to convey, and nobody here can tell you which (if either) successfully conveys your meaning.

  • 7 years ago

    Sounds right

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