[Vocabulary] Forthcoming & upcoming

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AH020387

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What is the difference between 'forthcoming' and 'upcoming'?
 

Rover_KE

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They usually mean the same, AH.

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There are some differences- we can say that someone wasn't very forthcoming, meaning they were not very informative when questioned about something.
 
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