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Curiouslearner Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

......, will you? ending something with "will you?

What does it suggest?

Is it informal or formal?

eg. write to me, will you?

stay in touch, will you?

go to the doctor, will you?
  

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") or an expression of some irritation that the event be ordered hasn't happened already. ("For ***'s sake, you've had that annoying cough for two weeks. ") Personally, I wouldn't use it for a future action, like staying in touch or writing - only an immediate one, like passing the pen or calling the doctor.

— BarbaraPA

  • ") or an expression of some irritation that the event be ordered hasn't happened already.
  • ("For ***'s sake, you've had that annoying cough for two weeks.
  • ") Personally, I wouldn't use it for a future action, like staying in touch or writing - only an immediate one, like passing the pen or calling the doctor.
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It can be either a very informal way to speak to someone you know well ("Pass me that pen, will you?") or an expression of some irritation that the event be ordered hasn't happened already. ("For ***'s sake, you've had that annoying cough for two weeks. Go to the doctor already, will you?!")

Personally, I wouldn't use it for a future action, like staying in touch or writing - only an imme
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I agree with Grammar Geek.

Here is how I'd say these phrases, though:

You'll write to me, won't you?

You'll stay in touch, won't you?

You'll go to the doctor, won't you?

It's not wrong to use "will you" as a question tag, but how I put them above sounds more natural to me.

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