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going to - will

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01b00It's a nice day today. I think I 01i01font00will go02font02i00 for a walk. is correct02b02br
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00It's a nice day today. I think I 01i01font00am going to go 02font02i00for a walk. is not02br
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01b00Are you coming with me? No I 01font00will stay02font00 here. is correct02b02br
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00Are you coming with me? No I 01font00am going to stay 02font00here is not02br
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01i01b00I think she 01font00won't pass 02font00the exams. is correct02b02i02br
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01i00I think she 01font00is not going to pass 02font00the exams. is not 02br
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0They are all OK. The 01i 00be-going-to02i 00 future tends to suggest greater inevitability, but both forms are used by native speakers. In your first and second examples, 01i 00will02i 00 reflects the speaker's decision and is the usual choice.

— Mister Micawber

  • 0They are all OK.
  • The 01i 00be-going-to02i 00 future tends to suggest greater inevitability, but both forms are used by native speakers.
  • In your first and second examples, 01i 00will02i 00 reflects the speaker's decision and is the usual choice.
  • 02br 02br 02i 0-
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0They are all OK. The 01i00be-going-to02i00 future tends to suggest greater inevitability, but both forms are used by native speakers. In your first and second examples, 01i00will02i00 reflects the speaker's decision and is the usual choice. In your third example, neither is particularly normal, as the negative is usually transferred to the main c
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10They are all OK. The 11i10be-going-to12i10 future tends to suggest greater inevitability, but both forms are used by native speakers. In your first and second examples, 11i10will12i10 reflects the speaker's decision and is the usual choice. In your third exam
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0 It's the "I think" that makes the difference. "going to" usually connotes a definite plan. "I think" connotes uncertainty. There is a slight clash between the two.02br
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00 From the following Google results we can say, roughly, that after "I think", "I'll" or "I will" is used four times as much as "I'm going to" or "I am going to". Also interesting - The contrac
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