Here’s my latest post on Provoketive, part of a synchroblog:
We use the word hope so often that it can go by unnoticed. We use it to talk about our sports teams: “I hope New England is headed for the Super Bowl” (Go, Pats!). We use it to speak of the mundane: “I hope Mom’s making meat loaf for dinner.” Sometimes, we even use it flippantly: “Well, I hope you’re happy now!” [read more]
