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Hi, which One of these sentences is correct? I don't know yet what kind of cd I'm going to buy OR I don't know what kind of cd I'm going to buy yet.

As you can see, I'm not sure where to put "yet" and also I'm not sure if I have to use "going to" or "will"...

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Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Anonymous I don't know yet what kind of CD I'm going to buy OR I don't know what kind of CD I'm going to buy yet.

Both are fine.

AnonymousI'm not sure where to put "yet"

Both locations are fine.

AnonymousI'm not sure if I have to use "going to" or "will"

You may use either. 'Going to' is probably more usual.

KrisBlueNZ · Answer

As Mister Micawber says, either placement for yet is fine. Personally I prefer a third alternative: "I don't yet know ..."

As Mister Micawber also says, going to and will are both acceptable, but going to is more natural. I want to make it clear that the choice is between "... what kind of CD I'm going to buy ..." and "... what kind of CD I will buy ..." In other words, going to and will are not interchangeable; going to requires I'm or I am before it, but will requires I before it.

And yes, CD is always written in capitals; it is an initialism (it is made up of the initial letters of compact and disc).

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