Mehrdad
Are you going to marry me?(Does it sound strange?) Will and going to can be used interchangeably. Both are the future simple tense.
7 août 2019 15:13
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Hi Mehrdad, No, they can’t be used interchangeably. “Going to” is for something that people have already decided to do. It is also mostly for more near-term future events. “We’re going to go to the movies Saturday night,” said on Thursday. “Will” is for promises, like a proposal of marriage, and often is used for events further in the future. You also use it when someone is making the decision right after you ask.
7 août 2019
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'Are you going to marry me?' cannot be used as a way of asking somebody to marry you. Use 'will you marry me?' 'Are you going to marry me?' would really only make sense in a context in which the couple is already engaged, have agreed to marry, but then it looks like the one party might be about to change their mind.
7 août 2019
Irene gave a good answer.
8 août 2019
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