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Grammar and Linguistics > will or going to
will or going to
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Ruwayda37
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will or going to
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Hello fello teachers. I need your help with this question:" The weather forecast says it................. hot tomorrow." Should we use will or going to? and why? |
3 Nov 2014
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Either is correct. You could say "will be hot" or "is going to be hot." "Going to" is probably more commonly used. |
4 Nov 2014
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jannabanna
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Normally when predicting we use "will", especially in weather forecasts.
"Tomorrow will be sunny and warm in the morning, but clouds will bring rain in the afternoon."
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4 Nov 2014
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omoussama
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Hi.
You had better use be going to because it weather prediction.
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4 Nov 2014
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douglas
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Both are correct, it actually depends on which form the weather person used. Otherwise you could use either.
A good thread on the subject:
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4 Nov 2014
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Ruwayda37
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Thanks a lot for all your answers. |
4 Nov 2014
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Zora
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The rule is that predictions use "will". However, in real life, we use both forms. |
4 Nov 2014
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yanogator
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Jannabanna �s example was without "it", in which case "will" is a little more common. With "it", both are used regularly.
Bruce |
4 Nov 2014
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Newspaper weather reports use the "will" form. It is a prediction, scientific, but prediction. Whereas, as far as I know, the "going to" form is preferred when talking about plans or intentions and events or actions that you see are coming because you have evidence that it �s going to be so. But these distinctions sometimes become blurry, especially in spoken language. |
4 Nov 2014
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ttuffl
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I am the one who has to appreciate for the question and answers here. Grammar books say when they are not used interchangeably then, give very short explanations at the end like �...but somtimes.. � or �...in this case you can use them both � That makes me always puzzled. |
4 Nov 2014
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yanogator
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I would say that "but sometimes" is the motto of English.
Bruce |
4 Nov 2014
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