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The word "will" isn't strictly future tense. It also conveys purpose or intent. e.g. "If you suggest a silly reading of a traffic sign, I will explain why yo
by BaseballPhysics 3y ago
The word "will" isn't strictly future tense. It also conveys purpose or intent. e.g. "If you suggest a silly reading of a traffic sign, I will explain why you're being ridiculous."
- olyjohn 3y agoIt still will be the future though unless he's getting radar'd at the exact moment he is reading the sign, which is highly unlikely.
- tomjakubowski 3y agoYes but California's speed limit also "is" enforced, now and for some stretch of the recent past and for some stretch in the near future, in the habitual aspect. Language!
- BaseballPhysics 3y agoNo, the unspoken preceding clause for that sign is "if you are speeding". i.e., "if you are speeding, then speed limit will be enforced." That's why I formulated my silly example the way I did, but I guess I was being too subtle.