will or going to

[aliii]

Hello,

I want to ask a question about will and going to.

Note:Both "will" and "be going to" can express the idea of a general prediction about the future. There is no difference in meaning.

.I will be 20 years old the next year

and

.I am going to be 20 years old the next year.

Are they same?

Thanks....

[emsr2d2]

Hello,

I want to ask a question about will and going to.

Note:Both "will" and "be going to" can express the idea of a general prediction about the future. There is no difference in meaning.

.I will be 20 years old the next year

and

.I am going to be 20 years old the next year.

Are they same?

Thanks....

Please search for similar threads. This is the third time this has been covered in the last two weeks and the umpteenth time since I joined the forum.

[5jj]

Note:Both "will" and "be going to" can express the idea of a general prediction about the future. There is no difference in meaning.

There often is a difference.

I will be 20 years old the next year ......I am going to be 20 years old the next year......
.Are they the same?

These two particular utterances effectively have the same meaning.