Will spend /is going to spend

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

What is the difference between these sentences?
1. 'How will you spend your day?'
2. 'How will you spend the whole day?'
3. 'How are you going to spend your or the whole day?'

 

[jutfrank]

Don't ask about the difference. That's not a good question.

You need to focus on the use of language. You're learning how to use language to do things in the world.

Tell us what you want to do here and then we'll know how to guide you. I can see that there is some question vaguely related to future forms, but I'd advise you not to ask us general questions about the differences between will and going to. Think of a real-life situation, where you want to say something, explain it to us very clearly, and we'll help you say what you want to say.

Do not just make up sentences and then ask us what they mean.

 

[Yankee]

Hello.

What is the difference between these sentences?
1. 'How will you spend your day?' OK.
2. 'How will you spend the whole day? OK. Could suggest that the conversation had been discussing that the listener had a lot of free time during a particular day.
3. 'How are you going to spend your or the whole day?' OK. Same response as in 2.

Y.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Don't ask about the difference. That's not a good question.

You need to focus on the use of language. You're learning how to use language to do things in the world.

Tell us what you want to do here and then we'll know how to guide you. I can see that there is some question vaguely related to future forms, but I'd advise you not to ask us general questions about the differences between will and going to. Think of a real-life situation, where you want to say something, explain it to us very clearly, and we'll help you say what you want to say.

Do not just make up sentences and then ask us what they mean.

OK. I am ineterested in the use, indeed. That's why I was asking if there is any difference. What exactly is a native speaker implying when using any of the written examples? I was wondering how I can use them.

 

[jutfrank]

OK. I am ineterested in the use, indeed. That's why I was asking if there is any difference. What exactly is a native speaker implying when using any of the written examples? I was wondering how I can use them.

A native speaker did not use them—you did! Tell us what you had in mind when you wrote them.

Are you thinking about the grammar of will and going to? Or are you thinking about the use of the phrase whole day? Can you understand that these are two completely unrelated questions?

 

[Rachel Adams]

A native speaker did not use them—you did! Tell us what you had in mind when you wrote them.

Are you thinking about the grammar of will and going to? Or are you thinking about the use of the phrase whole day? Can you understand that these are two completely unrelated questions?

Yes, I was asking about the grammar of 'will' and 'going to.' I was not asking about the difference between 'your day' and 'whole day'. But if there is s mistake, I will start a new thread about them. I would be grateful if you explained the difference between 'will' and 'going to'.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you were solely interested in the difference between "will" and "going to", you should have given us two almost identical sentences to look at - one with "will" and one with "going to".

 

[jutfrank]

I was not asking about the difference between 'your day' and 'whole day'.

Then would you please explain why you felt a need to include both 1 and 2 in post #1.

Can you understand how we might think that you're trying to contrast your day with the whole day? Please explain your thought process behind sentence 3, too.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Then would you please explain why you felt a need to include both 1 and 2 in post #1.

Can you understand how we might think that you're trying to contrast your day with the whole day? Please explain your thought process behind sentence 3, too.

I apologise jutfrank if I confused you. I didn't specify which difference I was asking about. I was only asking about the difference between 'will' and 'going' to. Would you please forgive me explain if there is any difference in meaning?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Have you looked at the article I gave you a link to?

Oh, I must have missed it. Thank you.

 

[jutfrank]

I apologise jutfrank if I confused you. I didn't specify which difference I was asking about. I was only asking about the difference between 'will' and 'going' to. Would you please forgive me explain if there is any difference in meaning?

I just want to know what was going through your mind when composing post #1. I'll forgive you (and answer your question) after you've told me that.

 

[Rachel Adams]

I just want to know what was going through your mind when composing post #1. I'll forgive you (and answer your question) after you've told me that.

I was thinking about a similar question in Russian. There are different ways of asking this question. I can focus on 'plans' and on a future action. I may be wrong but I think it's the same in English. 'How are you going to spend your day?' (Asking about plans) while 'How will you spend your day?' Is a general question. I understand it as 'How do you want to spend your day?'