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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Will see / will be seeing

Well, I`ll speak to Aubrey. I will be seeing him at lunch.

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Well, I`ll speak to Aubrey. I`ll see him at lunch.

which sentence is right? Or both they are can be used?
  

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We actually don't use a continuous tense while stative verbs are concerned (except in a few cases). Stative verbs don't indicate us an action but a state, and therefore that's how they're called. Here are some popular stative verbs: know, see, hear, love, like, think, want, smell, etc.

— Anonymous

  • We actually don't use a continuous tense while stative verbs are concerned (except in a few cases).
  • Stative verbs don't indicate us an action but a state, and therefore that's how they're called.
  • Here are some popular stative verbs: know, see, hear, love, like, think, want, smell, etc.
  • Obviously, there are many of them which can be easily found on the web, but unfortunately I can't list the all of them.
  • Assuming we've both got the idea of stative verbs now, we can start talking about the sentences you've provided.
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We actually don't use a continuous tense while stative verbs are concerned (except in a few cases).

Stative verbs don't indicate us an action but a state, and therefore that's how they're called.

Here are some popular stative verbs: know, see, hear, love, like, think, want, smell, etc.

Obviously, there are many of them which can be easily found on the web, but unfortunat
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AnonymousWell, I`ll speak to Aubrey. I will be seeing him at lunch.
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Well, I`ll speak to Aubrey. I`ll see him at lunch.
To me, both versions sound perfectly natural. Yes, there is a "rule" against using stative verbs in progressive tenses, but it is very often ignored. In fact, "I'll be seeing you" is a prefectly idiomatic thing to say when two peo
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AnonymousWell, I`ll speak to Aubrey. I will be seeing him at lunch.
I prefer this one. It suggests the whole period of time taken up by the lunch, during which the speaking to Aubrey will be taking place. It also suggests that the meeting has already been planned.

With "I'll see him" you don't get the impression of a period of activity; you get the
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CalifJimIt suggests the whole period of time taken up by the lunch, during which the speaking to Aubrey will be taking place. It also suggests that the meeting has already been planned.
Good points, Jim!
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