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Aseem31 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

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What is the difference between these two sentences?
First: I am about to call you.
Second: I am going to call you.
Thanks in advance.
  

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Hi, I'd say there's a very notable difference. - I am about to call you. --> you're ready to call, phone in hand so to speak.

— Dokterjokkebrok

  • Hi, I'd say there's a very notable difference.
  • - I am about to call you.
  • --> you're ready to call, phone in hand so to speak.
  • - I am going to call you --> you have the intention of calling someone, but not necessarily very soon.
  • - DJB -
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Hi,

I'd say there's a very notable difference.

- I am about to call you. --> you're ready to call, phone in hand so to speak.

- I am going to call you --> you have the intention of calling someone, but not necessarily very soon.

- DJB -
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So if my friend calls me and I tell him "I was about to call you" as I was about to call him but he called me first. Would it be correct?
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I guess you could say I was just about to call you to point out the coincidence.

- DJB -
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aseem31So if my friend calls me and I tell him "I was about to call you" as I was about to call him but he called me first. Would it be correct?
That's fine as it is.
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I am about to call you.

For me, this simply doesn't work. If you're already talking to the person, saying that you're about to call that person seems illogical. Replacing "you" with some other pronoun/noun will make that sentence make sense, in my opinion.
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