Haddie Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Hope of/for
What's the difference between hope for and hope of?
As in, there's no hope of/for a recovery.
As in, there's no hope of/for a recovery.
Top answer
As in, there's no hope of/for a recovery. No difference in that example. "Of" and "for" are both common.
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HaddieWhat's the difference between hope for and hope of?As in, there's no hope of/for a recovery.No difference in that example. "Of" and "for" are both common. Many times they are interchangeable. Here are a couple of examples where that is not the case:
We will just play our game and hope for the best. (You can't use "of" here.)
We'd
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