#1 I will meet her tomorrow.
#2 I am going to meet her tomorrow.
2006-07-02 13:09:32 · 15 answers · asked by Black Dog 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
#1 she agreed to meet you tomorrow
#2 you hope she shows up
2006-07-02 13:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are ways to express the future tense in English, which has no true future verb forms (unlike langauges like French or Italian, which have separate verb forms). In addition, the word "will" can be used to express determination:
"I *will* beat him at chess this time, come hell or high water."
In this case, the word "will" is strongly stressed (which I indicated in my example by using * symbols).
To tell the difference between the two meanings of "will", you usually have to hear how the sentence is spoken. Sometimes, the difference is clear from the context. Your example, "I will meet her tomorrow" could mean either "I am going to meet her tomorrow" or "I am determined to meet her tomorrow".
2006-07-16 12:10:18 · answer #2 · answered by brindy_scot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To say I will is the strongest declaration possible in the English
Language. Both are declarations but will is the strongest.
Please check with a seasoned English Teacher.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
2006-07-16 10:05:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well will can also be used as a name like Will Smith or Will Chamberlin. And going to cant it doesent seem like much of a defrence in your two examples but try looking out of the box and you will find that they are different. Its like gay and gay to be happy and to be a homosexual.
2006-07-15 18:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
semantics! Simply a matter of intention... in a romance language the tenses would be different because of the surity of one statement versus the other. 'Am going' is much more decisive.
2006-07-02 14:55:18 · answer #5 · answered by lilli b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Expresses an intention
2. Expresses a plan
2006-07-02 13:32:27 · answer #6 · answered by Chevalier 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be going to
is used when you have an intention.You decide to do s.th in a near future.
But will indicates future tense.
2006-07-14 22:55:55 · answer #7 · answered by Lili 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They mean the same thing. Different people just say it different ways.
2006-07-02 13:17:26 · answer #8 · answered by Consuming Fire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
La diferencia es esta; I WILL , YO HARE. IAM GOING; YO IRE. La primera es , lo vas hacer, la segunda es posible.
2006-07-15 07:06:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Variations on the same theme
2006-07-02 13:12:25 · answer #10 · answered by Speedy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋