Sarahking
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Hi.
I have a question regarding the use of the future continuous in the sentence which is the title of the thread. The context is this: It's a SciFi series called Battlestar Galactica.
Adama, the commanding officer of the starship Galactica looks very depressed. His best friend, Colonel Tigh, notices that and says to him: "You can use some time for yourself, I can handle first watch." Adama replies: "I'll be keeping my schedule. This is just another day." This is the day of his wedding anniversary, but his wife died, that's why he's depressed.
The question is: why does he use the future continuous? If he had said "I'll keep my schedule?" would it have a different meaning?
Also, please, correct me if I made any mistakes in writing this thread.
I have a question regarding the use of the future continuous in the sentence which is the title of the thread. The context is this: It's a SciFi series called Battlestar Galactica.
Adama, the commanding officer of the starship Galactica looks very depressed. His best friend, Colonel Tigh, notices that and says to him: "You can use some time for yourself, I can handle first watch." Adama replies: "I'll be keeping my schedule. This is just another day." This is the day of his wedding anniversary, but his wife died, that's why he's depressed.
The question is: why does he use the future continuous? If he had said "I'll keep my schedule?" would it have a different meaning?
Also, please, correct me if I made any mistakes in writing this thread.