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Levis1 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Would/will
Are both OK? What's the difference here: I know that he's someone who would always have my back.
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I know that he's someone who will always have my back.
Which one would a native speaker say? I think on TV I heard someone use would.
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levis1 I think on TV I heard someone use would. And next week you'll hear someone on TV use 'will'. They are both correct, and they both make sense.
- levis1 I think on TV I heard someone use would.
- And next week you'll hear someone on TV use 'will'.
- They are both correct, and they both make sense.
- 'will' is more definite; it shows a more confident belief in what is said; there is no doubt in the speaker's mind about it.
- You could almost say that in this pair of sentences, 'would' means 'very probably will' or 'is almost certain to'.
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levis1 I think on TV I heard someone use would.
And next week you'll hear someone on TV use 'will'.
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