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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Sooner or later

Hi,

Can we drop the operator 'will' in a clause (expressing a future action) following the phrase "sooner or later":

Sooner or later they go bust instead of the Sooner or later they will go bust.

Thank you.
  

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Hi, No. Not unless you want to make a general statement, eg His companies never succeed. Sooner or later they (always) go bust.

— Clive

  • Hi, No.
  • Not unless you want to make a general statement, eg His companies never succeed.
  • Sooner or later they (always) go bust.
  • Clive
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Hi,

No.

Not unless you want to make a general statement,

eg His companies never succeed. Sooner or later they (always) go bust.

Clive
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Thank you, Clive, for your useful reply.
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