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Mubrik88 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

going to AND will go

Would you please explain to me what is the difference between these two sentences?



I'm going to the dentist tomorrow.

I will go to the dentist tomorrow.



And can you please correct my question?



Would you please explain to me what is the difference between these two sentences?





Thank you .
  

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-- The speaker has evidence that the event will occur (usually because of personal commitment or precious arrangement). I will go to the dentist tomorrow. - - From the speaker's present knowledge, the future event is inevitable .

— Mister Micawber

  • -- The speaker has evidence that the event will occur (usually because of personal commitment or precious arrangement).
  • I will go to the dentist tomorrow.
  • - - From the speaker's present knowledge, the future event is inevitable .
  • The fact of the matter, however, is that speakers do not really make such choices-- and others are also available, with little practical difference in intent, although nuances can be assigned to them: I'll go to the dentist tomorrow.
  • I'm going to go to the dentist tomorrow.
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I'm going to the dentist tomorrow.-- The speaker has evidence that the event will occur (usually because of personal commitment or precious arrangement).
I will go to the dentist tomorrow. -- From the speaker's present knowledge, the future event is inevitable.

The fact of the matter, however, is that speakers do not really make such choices-- and
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You would probably never start a conversation with I will go to the dentist tomorrow, because you need some information that this statement is contingent upon for it to make sense. It almost has to be a response to a larger situation.

However, you could easily start a conversation with I'm going to the dentist tomorrow.
CJ
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Mister Micawber.
I'm going to the dentist tomorrow.-- The speaker has evidence that the event will occur (usually because of personal commitment or precious arrangement).
I will go to the dentist tomorrow. -- From the speaker's present knowledge, the future event is inevitable.

The fact of the matter, however, is that speaker
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CalifJim See Re: Will.

You would probably never start a conversation with I will go to the dentist tomorrow, because you need some information that this statement is contingent upon for it to make sense. It almost has to be a response to a larger situation.

However, you
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