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Notorioz Posted 13 years ago
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Hello , Kevin is stuck in a traffic jam, so he is bound to be late as far as I know be bount to is used for future which looks certain and so does be going to. I would say he is going to be late instead of be bound to. Can I use both in real life? and Does meaning change?
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It is not a certain condition. " You would say in this instance that Kevin is going to be late . Now, let's say instead of him saying that he is going to be late, he calls and says the following: "Well, I am stuck in traffic.
- It is not a certain condition.
- " You would say in this instance that Kevin is going to be late .
- Now, let's say instead of him saying that he is going to be late, he calls and says the following: "Well, I am stuck in traffic.
- It looks like I may be late.
- You react to the information given you.
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It is not a certain condition. Let's assume Kevin called and said the following:
"I am stuck in traffic, so I am going to be late."
You would say in this instance that Kevin is going to be late.
Now, let's say instead of him saying that he is going to be late, he calls and says the following:
"Well, I am stuck in traffic. It looks like I may be late.
"I am stuck in traffic, so I am going to be late."
You would say in this instance that Kevin is going to be late.
Now, let's say instead of him saying that he is going to be late, he calls and says the following:
"Well, I am stuck in traffic. It looks like I may be late.
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