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2 Dec 2022
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
What does this sentence mean?
"You *are going to* have to excuse my friend."
Does this "are going to" sound like an order? or a suggestion?
Or, both nuances are possible depending on the context?
What does this sentence mean?
"You *are going to* have to excuse my friend."
Does this "are going to" sound like an order? or a suggestion?
Or, both nuances are possible depending on the context?
"You *are going to* have to excuse my friend."
Does this "are going to" sound like an order? or a suggestion?
Or, both nuances are possible depending on the context?
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"are going" has the present continuous tense
you can use present continuous tense when you want to talk about the future
so it's the same if you'd say "you'll have to excuse my friend"

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