Jane will be/ is living

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Jane is / will be living with her new in-laws after her wedding next month.

I think both 'is' and 'will be' work. Am I correct?

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Yes, both are acceptable, perhaps with the nuances in brackets-

I am going to London next week. (I intend or plan to go to London)

I will be going to London next week. (I will definitely be going to London)

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Thanks, Contrex.

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contrex wrote:

Yes, both are acceptable, perhaps with the nuances in brackets-

I am going to London next week. (I intend or plan to go to London)

I will be going to London next week. (I will definitely be going to London)

Howdy Contex and Yoong Liat.

Both structures are used as future indicators. The second certainly could have 'will' marking more than a simple future. It could express determination, insistence, etc.

But as a simple marker of futurity, it holds the same degree of certainty that "present continuous for the future". It is also the same as,

I'm going to go to London next week.

I go to London next week.

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JTT wrote:

I go to London next week.

In my experience, this is the way one would phrase it if one were describing an agenda or itinerary.

My trip to Scotland is arranged. I go to Edinburgh on Monday, I stay there until Wednesday when I fly to Orkney. I return to London on Friday.

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contrex wrote:

JTT wrote:
I go to London next week.

In my experience, this is the way one would phrase it if one were describing an agenda or itinerary.

My trip to Scotland is arranged. I go to Edinburgh on Monday, I stay there until Wednesday when I fly to Orkney. I return to London on Friday.

I agree, Contrex. But it's still a future and that future can also be described by <be>, <will> or <present>, right?

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JTT wrote:

I agree, Contrex. But it's still a future and that future can also be described by <be>, <will> or <present>, right?

Yes but it would sound or look awkward if used indiscriminately. It is a special future usage for special situations.

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contrex wrote:

JTT wrote:
I agree, Contrex. But it's still a future and that future can also be described by <be>, <will> or <present>, right?

Yes but it would sound or look awkward if used indiscriminately. It is a special future usage for special situations.

Certainly there are nuances involved in all language choice. But,

My trip to Scotland is arranged. I go to Edinburgh on Monday, I stay there until Wednesday when I fly to Orkney. I return to London on Friday.

could just as easily be described by, "I will go to Edinburgh..." or "I'm going to go to Edinburgh ..." or "I'm going to Edinburgh ..."

for they too can be used to describe "arranged" future actions.

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Why do my words keep disappearing when I place them in these, <>.

I wrote twice containing the words in quotation marks in <>:

I agree, Contrex. But it's still a future and that future can also be described by "be going to + verb", will or "present continuous for the future, right?

And it came out,

I agree, Contrex. But it's still a future and that future can also be described by <be>, <will> or <present>, right?

Do these dohickeys, <>, have a special formatting purpose?

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JTT wrote:

Do these dohickeys, <>, have a special formatting purpose?

yes, i believe it has something to do with html code...

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Region Philbis wrote:

JTT wrote:
Do these dohickeys, <>, have a special formatting purpose?

yes, i believe it has something to do with html code...

Thanks, Region.

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