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 Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: "be going to" vs. "will" |
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What is the difference in meaning or nuance between #1 and #2 for the blank below?
1. are we going to do
2. will we do
For a minute or two the room was quiet. At last Mrs White said, �Our son! Dead! We�re never going to see him again. What ( ) without him?�
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Anuradha Chepur
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:27 am Post subject: |
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The difference between 'will' and 'going to' is discussed in another post here. To save you the trouble of scrolling (beacause I have just done it), I will give you the link :
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/student/viewtopic.php?t=17095[url]
As for your question, practically both would mean the same. There is a nuance though. 'going to do' is immediate future and 'will do' is long term future. |
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