Monday, October 5, 2015

'you will be receiving an invoice' - why the continuous?


Could you let me know why future continuous is used in this sentence:



You will be receiving an invoice from Thomas in a few days.



Is it because it relates to a routine, or is it because of the duration (in a few days), or is it because the man who wrote the email is a different person (neither Thomas nor the man who will receive the email) and his willingness cannot influence Thomas' action meaning maybe Thomas can forget….




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