Won't be coming vs won't come. Help please

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  • I won’t be coming to your parties. ( this sound like an implication that it’s not part of my plans)
  • I won’t come to your parties. (this sounds more like a refusal to come to the party).

Is my intuition correct?

Thanks.

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In my opinion, the version with the present continuous stresses the fact that there are a number of separate steps involved in coming (or not coming) to those parties. So, you want to stress that coming to the parties is an entire process you don’t have time or energy for.

If you use the simple present you just focus on the result, namely that the host will have to put up with the fact that all his parties are going to take place without you. Let’s see what @Andrea, @Anglophile and @Elida think on this question.

Many thanks for sharing it.

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You’re very welcome, Torsten.

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Torsten I agree with your second explanation. The first rather complicates the situation.

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Thanks Anglophile for answering.

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