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Jasonkhlim Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

About or that?

1. ''This topic will argue about why cafe should provide free wifi.''

2. ''This topic will argue that cafe should provide free wifi.''

What is the difference? Can ''will'' be omitted in these sentences?
  

Top answer

It’s hard to tell from your post, whether or not the topic has already been introduced. If not, the word ‘will’ presents it as a future topic. If already being discussed, ‘will’ can be eliminated, and the following would be the wording: When you ‘argue about’, there are two sides recognized.

— Wilpeter

  • It’s hard to tell from your post, whether or not the topic has already been introduced.
  • If not, the word ‘will’ presents it as a future topic.
  • If already being discussed, ‘will’ can be eliminated, and the following would be the wording: When you ‘argue about’, there are two sides recognized.
  • If you ‘argue for’, you are presenting one of those sides.
  • If you ‘argue against’, you are presenting the other side.
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It’s hard to tell from your post, whether or not the topic has already been introduced. If not, the word ‘will’ presents it as a future topic. If already being discussed, ‘will’ can be eliminated, and the following would be the wording:
When you ‘argue about’, there are two sides recognized. If you ‘argue for’, you are presenting one of those sides. If you ‘argue against’, you are presenti
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wilpeterIt’s hard to tell from your post, whether or not the topic has already been introduced. If not, the word ‘will’ presents it as a future topic. If already being discussed, ‘will’ can be eliminated, and the following would be the wording:When you ‘argue about’, there are two sides recognized. If you ‘argue for’, you are presenting one of those sides. If you ‘argue a
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Depending how you are doing this -- introducing both the topic and your point of view; or just introducing it:
This topic discusses the merits of this café offering wifi, which I feel it should for the following reasons...
The next topic will discuss whether or not this café should provide free wifi.
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