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Listenever Posted 10 years ago
At 1:01, the man says, "__ tell you where we will go, though."
Did he say "I'll" or "I" in the blank?
Also, regardless of what was actually said here, are both of these possible?
(1) I tell you where we will go.
(2) I'll tell you where we will go.
Also, can you leave out the 'will'?
(3) I tell you where we go.
(4) I'll tell you where we go.
Grammar
I'll/I tell you where we will go
At 1:01, the man says, "__ tell you where we will go, though."
Did he say "I'll" or "I" in the blank?
Also, regardless of what was actually said here, are both of these possible?
(1) I tell you where we will go.
(2) I'll tell you where we will go.
Also, can you leave out the 'will'?
(3) I tell you where we go.
(4) I'll tell you where we go.
Top answer
listenever Did he say "I'll" or "I" in the blank? It wasn't clear enough for me to hear it, but I think it was "I". listenever (1) I tell you where we will go.
- listenever Did he say "I'll" or "I" in the blank?
- It wasn't clear enough for me to hear it, but I think it was "I".
- listenever (1) I tell you where we will go.
- (2) I'll tell you where we will go.
- (3) I tell you where we go.
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listeneverDid he say "I'll" or "I" in the blank?It wasn't clear enough for me to hear it, but I think it was "I".
listenever(1) I tell you where we will go.All four are grammatical. (1) and (2) have the same meaning:
(2) I'll tell you where we will go.
(3) I tell you where we go.
(4) I'll tell you where we go.
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CalifJim(3) means I (always) inform you where we (someone else and I) go.(4) means I [will / promise to] inform you where we (someone else and I) go.So, are you saying that neither (3) nor (4) can ever be used in the movie's context?
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listeneverSo, are you saying that neither (3) nor (4) can ever be used in the movie's context?Yes, I am. They don't make sense in the situation shown in the movie.
(4), for example, sounds like a child telling his mother that he and his friend are going to play somewhere tomorrow, but before he leaves, he will let her know where. I'll tell you w
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Thanks, CJ.
Let me change the question a little bit.
Instead of the original line "I tell you where we will go, though," let's say Will (the male character) says this:
Although I don't want to go to Paris, why don't we go somewhere else? I'll tell you where we go.
Now, do you still need "will" in the where clause?
Let me change the question a little bit.
Instead of the original line "I tell you where we will go, though," let's say Will (the male character) says this:
Although I don't want to go to Paris, why don't we go somewhere else? I'll tell you where we go.
Now, do you still need "will" in the where clause?
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listeneverNow, do you still need "will" in the where clause?It's understandable in context, but if I said it, I'd use "we'll" ("we will") — unless he is more or less ordering her to go wherever he says they should go. Maybe it strikes others differently, but that's what I get from it.
CJ
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