[Grammar] be sure to vs surely

[ketcapov]

If you work hard you are sure to succeed (NOT you will surely succeed).

why cant we use 'you will surely succeed' ?

thank you in advance for your helps.

 

[probus]

Who said you can't? You can! I think "you will surely" is a little more towards the BrE side, while "you are sure to" is more common in AmE. But both would be easily understood on both sides of the pond.

 

[Raymott]

Mind you, though both are grammatical, they are both false.

 

[Rover_KE]

If you work hard you are sure to succeed (NOT 'you will surely succeed').

Why can't we use 'you will surely succeed'? (Don't leave a space before a question mark.)

Thank you in advance for your help.

Welcome to the forums, ketcapov. Please note my amendments to your post.

Who told you you can't use 'you will surely succeed'?

Rover

 

[ketcapov]

Welcome to the forums, ketcapov. Please note my amendments to your post.

Who told you you can't use 'you will surely succeed'?

Rover

Thank you. I will be careful after that.

I saw here: surely - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online

 

[5jj]

I saw here: surely - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online

Definition #3 is fine, but it is contradicted by the innaccurate note below.