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Possibility of 'will'

Hi there,
in order to write our customer sales report, I need to know the possibility of ' will ' .
If I say, we will contract a work with our customer in Jan. Does it mean 100% possibility? or 50% possibility?
I want to know the possibility of ' will '.
thanks in advance.
  

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[nq:1]Hi there, in order to write our customer sales report, I need to know the possibility of ' will ' ... in Jan. Does it mean 100% possibility?

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  • [nq:1]Hi there, in order to write our customer sales report, I need to know the possibility of ' will ' ...
  • in Jan.
  • Does it mean 100% possibility?
  • or 50% possibility?
  • [/nq] It's not that simple.
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[nq:1]Hi there, in order to write our customer sales report, I need to know the possibility of ' will ' ... in Jan. Does it mean 100% possibility? or 50% possibility? I want to know the possibility of ' will '.[/nq]
It's not that simple. "Will" has a number of different usages. In your case the most important are:
a) Spontaneous intention at the time of writing.
b) Future fact, e.g. "T
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[nq:1]Hi there, in order to write our customer sales report, I need to know the possibility of ' will ' ... it mean 100% possibility? or 50% possibility? I want to know the possibility of ' will '. thanks in advance.[/nq]
"Will" is typically used for agreements or promises.

I'll pay you $1100 at the end of the month.
I will always loves you.
As Einde pointed out, however, it w
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