Jul 21, 2026 · 6 min · 7 segments
Dans cet épisode, Richard Watson de speakingchess.fr, explique la différence entre **wait**, **expect**, **hope** et **look forward to**, quatre verbes souvent confondus…
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So I want you to imagine you're in a meeting with a high-level client, or if you don't work, that you're in any other situation.
You want to tell them that you're excited about the new project starting next month.
To an English speaker, that sounds like you're sitting next to the door, staring at your watch, feeling bored or impatient.
Are you just passing the time? Are you predicting the future? Or are you wishing for a result? So let's have a look at the logic.
So I want you to imagine you're in a meeting with a high-level client, or if you don't work, that you're in any other situation.
You want to tell them that you're excited about the new project starting next month.
To an English speaker, that sounds like you're sitting next to the door, staring at your watch, feeling bored or impatient.
Are you just passing the time? Are you predicting the future? Or are you wishing for a result? So let's have a look at the logic.
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