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JeffHugh24 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Would not be going to

I just saw a sentence like this "I would not be going to Sydney unless and until there was medical agreement..."

Why using would not be going to rather than "would not go to"?

Many thanks in advance!
  

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JeffHugh24 would not go did not intend to go; refused to go (neutral statement of fact, I'd say — weaker) JeffHugh24 would not be going certainly did not intend to go; absolutely refused to go (somewhat petulant, I'd say — stronger) __________ Others may have different interpretations of the difference, or see no difference at all. CJ

— CalifJim

  • JeffHugh24 would not go did not intend to go; refused to go (neutral statement of fact, I'd say — weaker) JeffHugh24 would not be going certainly did not intend to go; absolutely refused to go (somewhat petulant, I'd say — stronger) __________ Others may have different interpretations of the difference, or see no difference at all.
  • CJ
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JeffHugh24would not go
did not intend to go; refused to go (neutral statement of fact, I'd say — weaker)
JeffHugh24would not be going
certainly did not intend to go; absolutely refused to go (somewhat petulant, I'd say — stronger)
__________

Others may have different interpretations of the difference, or
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