Will

>From:    Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
>Subject: Re: V2 (plus =?iso-8859-1?Q?G=E9arthnuns?= serendipity)
>
>DOUGLAS KOLLER wrote:
>> But isn't "will" intimately tied to the notion of "want"
>
>Historically, yes.  But not today. If you say "I will" you mean "I will
>do that", not "I want".  In Modern English it means only "future tense".
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?

I think most of these 'denatured verbs' like 'will' still have the original
meaning in their concept, although they see different usages;  it's part of
how we can have constructions like 'I got finished' replace or live with 'I
have finished'.

What's the difference between 'will' and 'shall'?

     *Muke!

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