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Usage of “will” and “would”
- I said I will go.
- I said I would go.
Which one is correct?
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Both are correct but they mean different things. You might be interested in our sister site for English language learners, which is about to get created. Feel free to commit and post. Thank you.– RegDwigнtCommented Jan 16, 2013 at 9:49
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1This should help you : english.stackexchange.com/questions/45132/…– SachinCommented Jan 16, 2013 at 10:02
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It depends on punctuation. The first needs to be written as I said ‘I will go’. That shows that the speaker is reporting the actual words spoken. However, if the speaker wants to report those words indirectly, then it would appear as I said I would go. That, at least, is the formal position, but, particularly in speech, you will find I said I will go, although it might often be as part of a longer sentence such as I said I will go, and so I will.
answered Jan 16, 2013 at 10:05
