Can you please tell me whether "one day" or "someday" is more commonly used to express wishes? Thank you! For example, I'd like to be a lecturer one day/someday. I aspire to become a doctor one day/

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Can you please tell me whether "one day" or "someday" is more commonly used to express wishes? Thank you! For example, I'd like to be a lecturer one day/someday. I aspire to become a doctor one day/someday. I hope I can be an actor one day/someday

Oct 16, 2024 9:31 PM

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There are interchangeable. "One day" could be slightly more definitive connoting an unknown but precise day in one's imagined future whereas "someday" is more general.

October 17, 2024

I would say they are both equally used.

October 17, 2024

They're practically equal in this context. The only difference is, "one day" expresses a slightly more juvenile tone, while "some day" expresses a slightly more mature tone.

October 16, 2024