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  1. 15-Dec-2011, 17:41 #1
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    On my book is written that we do not use will for things we have already arranged or decided to do like " We are going to the cinema on Saturday" or "I'm not working tomorrow". So why can we say "We will probably go out this evening" or " You can call me this evening. I'll be at home" if both examples are planned ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kco13 View Post
    On my book is written that we do not use will for things we have already arranged or decided to do like " We are going to the cinema on Saturday" or "I'm not working tomorrow". So why can we say "We will probably go out this evening" or " You can call me this evening. I'll be at home" if both examples are planned ?
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    There is no fixed rule on that. There is a tendency to use "will" for spur of the moment decisions and "going to" for prearranged activities, but not in all cases.
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    So can i also say "You can call me this evening. I'm going to be at home" ?
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    So can i also say "You can call me this evening. I'm going to be at home" ?
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