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Pastsimple Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Will like it/is going to like it

Hi,

imagine that Tim buys a present for his girlfriend and I react like this:

1) She will like it.
2) She's going to like it.

I think that either is fine with 1) being just a prediction (eg. I don't know the girlfriend and her tastes at all) and 2) being a prediction based on something I know about the girlfriend and her tastes. Am I right?
  

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I believe that both are fine here regardless of your knowing her taste or not. I would probably use "will". One additional note "is going to" is more likely to be used when predictions are made using your senses (such as your vision or hearing) Look at the sky, man.

— Ivanhr

  • I believe that both are fine here regardless of your knowing her taste or not.
  • I would probably use "will".
  • One additional note "is going to" is more likely to be used when predictions are made using your senses (such as your vision or hearing) Look at the sky, man.
  • it's completely black.
  • Yeah, it's going to rain for sure.
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I believe that both are fine here regardless of your knowing her taste or not.

I would probably use "will".


One additional note

"is going to" is more likely to be used when predictions are made using your senses (such as your vision or hearing)


Look at the sky, man. it's completely black.

Yeah, it's going to rain for sure.
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PastsimpleShe will like it.
Without the contraction, this sounds robotic and/or academic. Use contractions in personal conversations.

She'll like it.

Of the two, the one with going to sounds more certain, more encouraging, more positive, and more friendly. There's something cold about will ('ll). I would use
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