Submitted by Anna (not verified) on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 20:12.
Hmm, I´m still not convinced that we can't (or don't in the case of native speakers) use "will" in the example you propose, especially if we contract the will. How about this:
Have you booked your driving test yet?
- Yes, I have. I´ll take it in June. I can't do it earlier because my grandmother is visiting us this week.
But I think we could settle the debate with a look at concordance lines in any decent sized corpus.
Hmm, I´m still not convinced that we can't (or don't in the case of native speakers) use "will" in the example you propose, especially if we contract the will. How about this:
Have you booked your driving test yet?
- Yes, I have. I´ll take it in June. I can't do it earlier because my grandmother is visiting us this week.
But I think we could settle the debate with a look at concordance lines in any decent sized corpus.
Thanks,
Anna