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Teo Posted 20 years ago
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Will you be coming...

01. Will you be coming to the concert tonight?02br
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002. Are you coming to the concert tonight?02br
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00What's the difference in meaning or style between the above sentences?0-
  

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0I think in the first, the speaker simply asks whether the other person will be there at the concert, whether he'll see him/her.02br
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00In the second one, the speaker asks whether the other person has made arrangements to be at the concert.0-
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0first one, future continues tense. and it means you are in future and action continues in future.02br
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00but second one, continues tense but you wrote there tonight and it was future tense. so both are correct. 02br
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00second one likes 01font00will you come to the concert tonight?02font0-
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01cite10Teo12cite101. Will you be coming to the concert tonight?12br
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102. Are you coming to the concert tonight?12br
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10What's the difference in meaning or style between the above sentences?12br
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10I think “01font
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0 I'd answer #1 with 'Yes, I will", (or "No, I won't"), and #2 with "Yes, I am", (or "No, I'm not").0-
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0#1 seems to express more eagerness or interest, on the speaker's part.02br
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00If someone lithe and appealing said it to me, I would feel I had no option but to say yes.02br
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00MrP0-
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0Hi Teo,02br
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00In my opinion the two sentences are too much alike to notice any difference. 02br
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00Felipe 0-
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0Hi MrP, 02br
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00That's interesting. I tend to feel that 'Will you be coming . . .' suggests more emotional distance and detachment on the part of the speaker.02br
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00(eg 01i00Supercilious waiter to customer he wants to get rid of: 01font00Will you be wanting anything else, sir?02font00)02
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1i01font00Will you be wanting anything else, sir?02font02i02br
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00Can we say 01font01i00Are you wanting anything else, sir?02i02font0-
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00Can we say 01font01i00Are you wanting anything else, sir?02i02font02br
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01font00Yes, but the present continuous is not normally used in this way for 'want'.02font02br
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1font01b01font00Group II02font02b00 01b00Non-continuous Verbs02b02br
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00The second group, called "Non-continuous Verbs", is smaller. These verbs are usually things you cannot see somebody doing. These verbs are rarely used in "continuous" tenses. They include:02br

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