Q
Added 2022-09-13 12:20:22 +0000 UTCIs there a reliable way to separate the concept of:
1) dreams (what we see at night)
and...
2) dreams (our best hopes for the future)
in English? ๐คจ
Comments
Sadly the only reliable way to distinguish the two ways of saying dreams is in the way you word a sentence or phrase
Scott nutting
2022-10-17 08:36:44 +0000 UTCIn Germany we say daydreams or goals :)
Lucas Beckmann
2022-09-14 15:30:23 +0000 UTCWonderful thinker
Oscar
2022-09-14 13:00:52 +0000 UTCI would stick with dreams for what we see at night, but alternative words for our best hopes for the future could be; hopes, aspirations, desires, wishes, ambitions. Whenever I'm stuck on things like this I cheat and use this site; https://www.thesaurus.com/
PaddyOFurniture
2022-09-13 17:57:16 +0000 UTCI believe so too. I think the only way to seperate the two is the establish the context?
Yellow Goose
2022-09-13 15:51:42 +0000 UTCYou can say what I dreamt of last night (sleep). My hopes and dreams for the future (conscious thoughts) Essentially using the surrounding words to emphasize what you are referring to
William Green
2022-09-13 13:59:58 +0000 UTCI believe she's looking for an alternative word. Hopefully she will correct me if I'm mistaken.
Terry Hicks
2022-09-13 13:52:58 +0000 UTC
