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* I wish him to know the reason why I said it.
What does this sentence mean according to context?
1. I wish he were to know the reason why I said it.
2. I wish he knew the reason why I said it.
3. Either 1 or 2 according to context.
* I wish him to know the reason why I said it.
What does this sentence mean according to context?
1. I wish he were to know the reason why I said it.
2. I wish he knew the reason why I said it.
3. Either 1 or 2 according to context.
What does this sentence mean according to context?
1. I wish he were to know the reason why I said it.
2. I wish he knew the reason why I said it.
3. Either 1 or 2 according to context.
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"I wish him to know the reason why I said it." suggests that the speaker intends to tell him the reason.
In contrast "I wish he knew the reason why I said it." suggests that he doesn't know and may never know.
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@leopard7 Is this a school assignment? Because I wouldn't choose either. I added to my previous entry why 2 is a bad choice. The reason I don't like 1 is that it is using the subjunctive to express a condition that is contrary to reality. He doesn't know the reason, but I wish he did. However the original is expressing an intent to inform him of the reason. Neither 1 nor 2 expresses this intent to change the current situation.
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