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Sorry for bothering you with the same question again.
I already asked once about the nuance of "be willing to."
Actually, the sentence in the book was "I'll buy you a meal if you're willing to try that new Italian restaurant."
In the book, the phrase "be willing to" was explained in contrast to the phrase "be reluctant to do."
In addition, it says that unlike to the phrases "be glad to do" and "be pleased to do", "be willing to do" has a nuance that the speaker doesn't care about the results.
Because what I have known so far was that "be willing to " is used in case when the speaker want to do something. In that case, not caring about the result sounds a little bit strange to me... so...
-- Isn't there any case when "be willing to do" has a nuance of "not caring about the results"?
--- What about the sentence above which is about trying a new restaurant?
Thank you very much!
I already asked once about the nuance of "be willing to."
Actually, the sentence in the book was "I'll buy you a meal if you're willing to try that new Italian restaurant."
In the book, the phrase "be willing to" was explained in contrast to the phrase "be reluctant to do."
In addition, it says that unlike to the phrases "be glad to do" and "be pleased to do", "be willing to do" has a nuance that the speaker doesn't care about the results.
Because what I have known so far was that "be willing to " is used in case when the speaker want to do something. In that case, not caring about the result sounds a little bit strange to me... so...
-- Isn't there any case when "be willing to do" has a nuance of "not caring about the results"?
--- What about the sentence above which is about trying a new restaurant?
Thank you very much!