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Expert: Angela Kus - 7/31/2008


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What is the difference between "is going to" and "will"?

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There are two major differences between will form and be going to:

1. Be going to implies that your prediction is based on observing the present situation. While will implies that your predictions are based your opinion (intuition).

2. Be going to usually refers to the near future. While will doesn't refer to any specific moment  (it may sometimes concern very far future).  

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Angela Kus

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I have taught English Literature, Grammar, Communications, Radio/Media, Journalism, Yearbook, and Drama in some capacity since 2000. I have taught for the past 3 years in the Chicago Public School system at underserved schools in inner city neighborhoods. Prior to this, I was a TA at my university and was a primary instructor in a class which helped education majors develop an online portfolio. Prior to that, I worked at a TA in a Chicago elementary school in grades pre-K, Kdg, and 6-8.

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