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mansetta t1_j3rp9sn wrote

Reply to comment by TamerSpoon3 in Deciphering ancient texts with modern tools, Michael Langlois challenges what we know about the Dead Sea Scrolls and biblical archaeology by MeatballDom

Thank you this was really really interesting! I hope you gave some sources though.

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fdervb t1_j3t8nee wrote

A quick trip through your profile tells me that you probably learned English as a second language. That in mind, it would sound more natural to use "I wish" instead of "I hope" in this context. "I hope" is pretty strictly used for events happening in the future, but because he's already posted the text without any sources, you'd say "I wish," as that can be used for past or future events depending on the context.

Sorry if this comes off as rude, I really don't mean for it to be. It's a very minor error and any native speaker would understand what you meant, but just something to keep in mind for the future

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xxxBuzz t1_j3tdpp6 wrote

This is a cool bit of insight. I didn’t give that any thought but when I read it, it’s auto-sorted as future tense.

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