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Holyduke Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Relative (general) prediction strength
Hi,
Strong
Weak
Is this order correct in respect to the strength they give in predictions?
I don't need the absolute, just in terms of common usage.
Be grateful with any feedback
Strong
Be + definitely + going to |
Will + definitely |
Be going to |
Will |
Think + be going to |
Think + will |
Will + probably |
May |
Maybe + will |
Weak
Is this order correct in respect to the strength they give in predictions?
I don't need the absolute, just in terms of common usage.
Be grateful with any feedback
Top answer
Generally OK, but I must impress upon you that English has no such absolute linear relationships, because much depends on intonation and extra-linguistic signals.
- Generally OK, but I must impress upon you that English has no such absolute linear relationships, because much depends on intonation and extra-linguistic signals.
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Generally OK, but I must impress upon you that English has no such absolute linear relationships, because much depends on intonation and extra-linguistic signals.
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I agree also.
think + will/be going to
will+probably
With those 2(as an example), I couldn't rank them. Just like I subsitute rarely with seldom. However, I have to put them in a chart, that was my best try.
think + will/be going to
will+probably
With those 2(as an example), I couldn't rank them. Just like I subsitute rarely with seldom. However, I have to put them in a chart, that was my best try.
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