I'm about or going to

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Hello, is there any differences between "going to" and "about" below is some examples.
I'm about to kick your ass. I'm going to kick your ass.
 
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The first one is a threat. The second is a statement of intent.
 
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They're sometimes fairly interchangeable, and often not at all. A child who says 'I'm going to be an engine-driver when I grow up' isn't 'about to be an engine-driver'.

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