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    Will will/aide

    Cours gratuits > Forum > Forum anglais: Questions sur l'anglais || En bas

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    Will will/aide
    Message de kingdom59 posté le 09-09-2012 à 19:36:27 (S | E | F)
    Hello,

    Could you help me please?I would like to know what do it mean "will will" means?
    I saw it in an article from the bbc BBC.
    Quote : "But police hope she will will eventually be able provide more information about the shootings."
    Thank you for your answers.

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    Modifié par lucile83 le 09-09-2012 20:35


    Réponse: Will will/aide de gerondif, postée le 09-09-2012 à 19:45:57 (S | E)
    Hello,
    it must be a typing mistake:
    But police hope she will eventually be able to provide more information about the shootings."

    Will is followed by a lexical verb,never another (modal) auxiliary, so "I will can, I will must, I will will, I will may, I will should"..... are always wrong.
    As pointed below, the lexical verb to will, meaning to want, exists but in your sentence it was the future of "to be able to"

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    Modifié par gerondif le 10-09-2012 06:50




    Réponse: Will will/aide de traviskidd, postée le 10-09-2012 à 03:03:38 (S | E)
    Hello.

    The verb "to will" exists, and its future form is "will will".
    Ex. "God willed the universe into existence, and one day He will will the universe out of existence."



    Réponse: Will will/aide de lucile83, postée le 10-09-2012 à 07:39:45 (S | E)
    Hello,

    I could find the verb 'will' here:
    Lien internet

    verb
    10.also intr to exercise the faculty of volition in an attempt to accomplish (something) ⇒ he willed his wife's recovery from her illness
    11.to give (property) by will to a person, society, etc ⇒ he willed his art collection to the nation
    12.also intr to order or decree ⇒ the king wills that you shall die
    13.to choose or prefer ⇒ wander where you will
    14.to yearn for or desire ⇒ to will that one's friends be happy


    Anyway the use of 'will will' here is incorrect due to the following 'be able to'.
    As gerondif said, the right sentence should be:
    " But police hope she will eventually be able to provide more information about the shootings."




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