will/will be attend[ing]

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0I feel there is a difference between "I'll attend the training" and "I'll be attending the training". Could you please help me to differentiate them? And when to use which?02br02br00Thanks in advance0-

Tidus · Accepted Answer

0Yes, there's a slight difference.02br
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00"I'll attend the training" is confirming that you will attend the training.02br
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00"I'll be attending the training" would be used in a situation after you've confirmed that you'll attend the training.02br
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00For example, if you had the choice of attending training on Monday, Wednesday or Friday, you might pick Wednesday and say "I'll attend the training on Wednesday". Then, if someone else asks which day you've picked, you would say "I'll be attending the training on Wednesday"02br
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00Does that help?0-

CalifJim · Answer

0 As Tidus says, the first (01i00I'll attend02i00) is more like a 01u00promise02u00 to do something; the second (01i00I'll be attending02i00) is more like a 01u00description02u00 of something you know is going to happen.02br
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New2grammar · Answer

0I think it is like "She'll throw a party tonight" versus "She's throwing a party tonight". I can feel the difference in this context but not the one you explained, though I sort of understand what you said. So, can I relate the difference in this context to the one you just explained?0-

CalifJim · Answer

0 You've changed the comparison.02br
00 In the first post it was 01i00I'll vs. I01b00'll02b00 be ---ing02i00.02br
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00 In the next post it's02br
01i00She'll vs. She01b00's02b00 ---ing02i02br
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00 Did you intend to change the comparison?02br
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00 In any case:02br
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01i00I'll be attending.02i00 (In my mind I can already see myself there.)02br
01i00She'll be throwing a party.02i00 (In my mind I can already see her preparing for the party, greeting the guests, etc.)02br
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01i00I'm attending.02i00 (I have already scheduled myself to attend.)02br
01i00She's throwing a party.02i00 (She has already decided to throw a party and has told people about it.)02br
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01i00I'll attend. 02i00 (Since this is first person (01i00I02i00), it is like making a promise to attend. If I don't attend after saying this, I have broken a promise.)02br
01i00She'll throw a party.02i00 (This may vary in meaning according to context. We may be speculating on what she will do in the current situation. 01i00Will she throw a party? I don't know. I think she may not have time to throw a party. Or, maybe she does have time. If she has time, she'll throw a party.02i00 -- Often there are unstated conditions behind a 01i00will02i00 statement.)02br
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New2grammar · Answer

0Thanks Tidus and CalifJim for your replies. Yes. I did intentionally change the comparison because I thought they were the same. Now after reading your reply, I found out they are very different. It's much clearer now at least in these 2 contexts. Feel really great that I've learned something new today! 05000 . Actually every day, I learn something new from this forum. I really really appreciate those of you who have volunteered to help us!010id1

Marius Hancu · Answer

0 The 01b00progressive 02b00form in this case expresses much more 01b00specificity, detail02b00 than the other. 02br
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00As to what kind of detail, see the postings in the above050010id1

Tidus · Answer

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01cite10CalifJim12cite10the first (11i10I'll attend12i10) is more like a 11u10promise12u10 to do something; the second (11i10I'll be attending12i10) is more like a 11u10description12u10 of something you know is going to happen.12br
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10Nicely put! [H]0-

Anonymous · Answer

ca i attend the meeting is right sentence?

Mister Micawber · Answer

'Can I attend the meeting' is a correct request.

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