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Originally Posted by M56 <However, I don't often, if at all, think of or hear "will x 2" sentences.>
I think that they do not appear much in AE.
Anyway, here's a song:
Singing I will if you will, so will I;
Singing I will if you will, so will I;
Singing I will if you will,
I will if you will,
I will if you will, so will I.  |
I don't think they appear much in AE either. However, I wouldn't dismiss them 100%. If I thought a student was advanced enough to deal with the explanation, I'd explain it. Otherwise, "don't use 'will' in an 'if' clause or as part of an adverb clause. That's what I stick to. But, you know, a very attentive learner might hear it or read it and then think, "but I thought he said that wasn't right". So, you know ... It depends on the student and circumstance.
After they will leave, we can talk. - No, uh uh. That doesn't work.