Will / Going to?

Hi,

I'm a bit confused about using "will" and "going to" to make predictions. So I'd like to know what should we use in these sentences:

-The ending of this series is somber. You will / are going to be traumatized.

-Look out! You will / are going to fall!

-This story will / is going to be a scandal.

Thanks!

6/30/221:37 PM

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ahmed_btmMember

Hi, Lou, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange,

@Lou posted:
Hi,
I'm a bit confused about using "will" and "going to" to make predictions. So I'd like to know what should we use in these sentences:

-The ending of this series is somber. You will / are going to be traumatized.

Both are correct, however, 'will' works better here because there is no present reality. It is a kind of exaggeration.

@Lou posted:

-Look out! You will / are going to fall!

'Are going to' is the logical answer here. It is something that is about to happen, not something in the remote future.

@Lou posted:
-This story will / is going to be a scandal.

Both are correct.

7/1/223:14 PM

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