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Can't undrestand what is the real difference between "Will you be at home tomorrow?" and "Are you going to be at home tomorrow?". Both variants are grammatically correct. Maybe it is some meaning difference? Help me please to find out.

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  • Have you heard them used differently? – Jim Mack Feb 15 '20 at 23:35
  • I imagined some situation when I need to ask question like that and found two possibilities to do that. So I am not sure that they are equal. I have never met "Are you going to be at home tomorrow?" in real life, but as I think it could be used... – Alexey Dubinsky Feb 15 '20 at 23:46
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    Without some emphasis / stress that might result from a specific context (absent here), those should be read as interchangeable. – Jim Mack Feb 15 '20 at 23:57
  • Thank you so much for answer! Do you mean that emphasis should be placed by voice or context? – Alexey Dubinsky Feb 16 '20 at 00:04
  • I will be home tomorrow, but I will not be "at home to visitors". – nnnnnn Feb 16 '20 at 02:22

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They are largely interchangeable.

But as a rule of thumb, if you're asking a neutral question, go with Will you be at home tomorrow?. But if you're grilling someone on their plans, go with Are you going to be at home tomorrow?.

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