Will take .. over .. any day

AnonymousI would like to know is the 'will' here the volitional 'will'?

The sentence expresses preference, which is volitional, so I suppose you could call it that if you wanted to.

CJ

This is an expression used to emphasize that you will ALWAYS choose this over that. The will is their volition based on the fact that they would always choose one thing over another, as that is their preference (and perogative).

For example:

I will take a hot fudge sundae over a popsicle any day of the week!

Meaning:

I will always choose a hot fudge sundae over

Thanks for the clarification. It seems more idiomatic and cannot be taken literally. I kind of knew the meaning but was trying to find out whether the 'will' in this context is the volitional 'will' or the simple future 'will'.

If 'will' was volitional:

I will take a hot fudge sundae over a popsicle any day of the week! = I am willing to take a hot fudge sundae over

I think the idea is "I will take this over that any day [in the future]". He doesn't seem to have taken this over that yet. Now, if he said "I'd take this over that any day", then it would be a present conditional sentence and easy enough to place in time.