another question of going to or will

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I am not going to tell you how much I spent on this ring

I won't tell you how much I spent on this ring

Which is the best sentence ?
I think in the first case the decision has made before speaking (it has already been planned before and it is an intention no to tell the price of the ring ) so going to should be better, but it could be also an instant decision so will could  also be good . May be will is stronger than going to and last "for ever"  whereas going to is limited in time

Alex TheBN · Accepted Answer

Both are essentially identical. If you really want to split hairs, the "will" sentence is a decision made at the moment of speaking, whereas "be going to" sounds like a slightly firmer and stronger expression.

I am not telling you how... ( this one would be most likely used if you mean to imply such expression )

As I said, it's hard to see any difference here and both are applicable for this context.

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