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Notorioz Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Hello all, An American posted this 'I wanted to let all my fans know that I will be joining.... and I think It must be ' I would be joining'.What do you think?
  

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Hi, The way the American said it is fine because he is saying he 'will be' which sounds definite. However your version is also acceptable but the word 'would' sound less definite then 'will'. This probably is not much help but it is the best way I could think of to explain.

— Jmnumber

  • Hi, The way the American said it is fine because he is saying he 'will be' which sounds definite.
  • However your version is also acceptable but the word 'would' sound less definite then 'will'.
  • This probably is not much help but it is the best way I could think of to explain.
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Hi,

The way the American said it is fine because he is saying he 'will be' which sounds definite. However your version is also acceptable but the word 'would' sound less definite then 'will'. This probably is not much help but it is the best way I could think of to explain.
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Thank you for your help. I thought 'would be joining' was better because of 'wanted' which made the sentence past.
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I think "will be joining" is restricted to the case when the act of joining is still in the future (or at the very least, still current). If talking about a historical event (say years ago), you would have to say "would be joining".
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If he wrote 'want' instead of 'wanted' I would use 'will be joining'. I have always been taught like that, For instance, I said I would do my homework. I'm saying I will do my homework. I had told them that I would come to their house. I have told them that I will come to their house.
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I do agree with you however it depends on the context and what the speaker meant in regards to timing. He could be saying that he wanted (the past) to let people know that he will be (the future) joining them. One might infer that he has already let the fans know this information (i.e. that he will be joining in the future) and is currently telling them that that is what he has done.

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NotoriozIf he wrote 'want' instead of 'wanted' I would use 'will be joining'.
"I wanted to tell you that I will be..." is OK if, as I said, the act of joining is still in the future.
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'I wanted to let all my fans know that I will be joining...'
JmnumberHi,The way the American said it is fine because he is saying he 'will be' which sounds definite. However your version is also acceptable but the word 'would' sound less definite then 'will'.
No. Both 'would' and 'will suggest the same degree of certainty in this context.
GPY
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Let's assume that he used this ' I wanted to tell you that I would be joining... but the act of joining is still in the future. Would it be wrong grammatically?
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Dear Fivejedjon's answer is quite explanatory and I got my answer, both 'would and will' could be used.
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