Hello everyone,
I was reading a comic book last night and came across the following:
Subcontext: this is a fan-made translation of a Japanese comic book that hasn't gotten a commercial English release yet. I think that « It doesn't look like it will be stopping anytime soon » might sound more natural in English, but the speech bubble is so small that I believe the translator ran out of room and couldn't squeeze any more words in there.
Yet, the translator did write « it will be stopping », which is clearly longer than « it will stop », so I suppose there's a reason for it. Hence my question: what does « it will be stopping » convey that « it will stop » does not? I think I read somewhere on the Internet that the progressive form adds the idea of speculation and anticipation (something you're either fearing or looking forward to), so that « The troops will be coming home next year » has a more personal sound to it than « The troops will come home next year ».
How would you explain the progressive « it will be stopping »?
Thank you!
I was reading a comic book last night and came across the following:
— The rain hasn't stopped yet.
— It doesn't look like it will be stopping. Let's get going.
Context: two friends have been sheltering under a patio from the rain, then one of them walks out from under the roof and into the rain.— It doesn't look like it will be stopping. Let's get going.
Subcontext: this is a fan-made translation of a Japanese comic book that hasn't gotten a commercial English release yet. I think that « It doesn't look like it will be stopping anytime soon » might sound more natural in English, but the speech bubble is so small that I believe the translator ran out of room and couldn't squeeze any more words in there.
Yet, the translator did write « it will be stopping », which is clearly longer than « it will stop », so I suppose there's a reason for it. Hence my question: what does « it will be stopping » convey that « it will stop » does not? I think I read somewhere on the Internet that the progressive form adds the idea of speculation and anticipation (something you're either fearing or looking forward to), so that « The troops will be coming home next year » has a more personal sound to it than « The troops will come home next year ».
How would you explain the progressive « it will be stopping »?
Thank you!