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Yoong Liat
 
Reply Sat 4 Aug, 2007 10:59 am
What's the difference between:

I am to come to Helen's party tonight

I am going to come to Helen's party tonight

I'll be coming to Helen's party tonight?
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Reply Sat 4 Aug, 2007 11:49 am
Re: meaning of sentences
Yoong Liat wrote:
What's the difference between:

I am to come to Helen's party tonight

I have been instructed or ordered to come to Helen's party tonight



I am going to come to Helen's party tonight

I'll be coming to Helen's party tonight

These are both equivalent to

I shall come to Helen's party tonight




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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Sat 4 Aug, 2007 11:51 am
Thanks.
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