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All these examples are, in some way, concerned with speculating about the
future, but some subtle differences can be discerned. The first three seem
to suggest genuine uncertainty about events that may be beyond the speaker's
control. In the next group, the speaker has some authority or power of
decision over what might happen, so the phrase may be being used as a
delaying strategy or as a way of closing off discussion. Of course, these
two uses of we'll see are not entirely separate, and the pr
future, but some subtle differences can be discerned. The first three seem
to suggest genuine uncertainty about events that may be beyond the speaker's
control. In the next group, the speaker has some authority or power of
decision over what might happen, so the phrase may be being used as a
delaying strategy or as a way of closing off discussion. Of course, these
two uses of we'll see are not entirely separate, and the pr