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Position of adverb

Hi,
Can you please tell me guys why: "I won't probably be at work" is wrong while "I probably won't be at work" is ok?
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[/nq] It's not as good as the 'OK' way, but is it 'wrong'? Of course, there is also "Probably, I won't be at work". Ian

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  • [/nq] It's not as good as the 'OK' way, but is it 'wrong'?
  • Of course, there is also "Probably, I won't be at work".
  • Ian
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[nq:1]Hi, Can you please tell me guys why: "I won't probably be at work" is wrong while "I probably won't be at work" is ok?[/nq]
It's not as good as the 'OK' way, but is it 'wrong'? Of course, there is also "Probably, I won't be at work".

Ian
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[nq:1]Can you please tell me guys why: "I won't probably be at work" is wrong while "I probably won't be at work" is ok?[/nq]
The more revealing question would be why
"I will probably be at work"
is OK and
"I won't (will not) probably be at work"
is not.
The answer is that a "sentence adverb" one that modifies the sense of an entire clause, rather than a single particular
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[nq:1]Can you please tell me guys why: "I won't probably be at work" is wrong while "I probably won't be at work" is ok?[/nq]
"Not probably" doesn't mean the same thing as "probably not": "I won't probably be at work, I will definitely be at work."

If you split apart the contraction, "probably" can follow the auxiliary verb, just the same as in the positive statement: "I will probably
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