Thread: Is there any difference between "be going to do sth." and "will do sth."
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Old 06-Jul-2007, 02:50
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Hello folks,
For native English speakers, wherever your from, is there any difference between "be going to do something" and "will do something"?
For me, of course as a foreign tongue for the English language, when I say: "I'm going to get a Coke." That means the action of getting a Coke will happen in a short time, right after I finish this utterance.
Then if I say: "I'll get a Coke". The action of getting a Coke will happen after a certain period of time, and for how long may not be certain.
So is my understanding correct? Can anyone put in your own two cents for my question. Thanks a lot.
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