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we hope to seeing you in the future?
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dee
2007-02-02 04:18:52 UTC
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I saw this sentence: "we hope to seeing you in the future" Is it
correct? Is this commonly used in formal correspondance?
Maria
2007-02-02 04:37:38 UTC
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Post by dee
I saw this sentence: "we hope to seeing you in the future" Is it
correct? Is this commonly used in formal correspondance?
The word "be" may have been inadvertently left out. That is, the writer
of the sentence may have intended to say "we hope to be seeing you..."

Or, "see" was intended rather than "seeing."

I've made those kinds of mistakes, and didn't catch them when
proofreading. Sometimes, I tend to read what I think I wrote. It's quite
frustrating (and humbling).
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John Doherty
2007-02-02 04:43:20 UTC
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Post by Maria
I saw this sentence: "we hope to seeing you in the future"  Is it
correct?  Is this commonly used in formal correspondance?
The word "be" may have been inadvertently left out. That is, the
writer of the sentence may have intended to say "we hope to be
seeing you..."
Or, "see" was intended rather than "seeing."
I've made those kinds of mistakes, and didn't catch them when
proofreading. Sometimes, I tend to read what I think I wrote. It's
quite frustrating (and humbling).
Also entirely typical, though, so don't feel too humbled by it.

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dee
2007-02-02 07:19:19 UTC
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Post by John Doherty
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Post by dee
I saw this sentence: "we hope to seeing you in the future" Is it
correct? Is this commonly used in formal correspondance?
The word "be" may have been inadvertently left out. That is, the
writer of the sentence may have intended to say "we hope to be
seeing you..."
Or, "see" was intended rather than "seeing."
I've made those kinds of mistakes, and didn't catch them when
proofreading. Sometimes, I tend to read what I think I wrote. It's
quite frustrating (and humbling).
Cheers.
Post by John Doherty
Also entirely typical, though, so don't feel too humbled by it.
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