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It seems fine to me, too, if not the most direct wording. "Microsoft Edge will no longer support e-books..." is shorter, but the existing wording isn't wrong.
by pwinnski 7y ago
It seems fine to me, too, if not the most direct wording. "Microsoft Edge will no longer support e-books..." is shorter, but the existing wording isn't wrong.
- mc32 7y agoYeah it’s grammatically correct, but semantically simple future would be a better choice to convey the state of future support.
- flomble 7y agoI read the statement and to me, the future progressive seemed to be the most apt way to phrase it. When I tried to find examples to illustrate why, it occurred to me that the future progressive predominates when delivering bad news. For example: "Unfortunately, we won't be renewing our contract with you" or "We regret to inform you that we will be going with another candidate" Changing those to the simple future makes them sound much harsher to my ears, so I would venture that the progressive is a mechanism for softening the impact.