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"I won't log into your Machine (workstation), until you call me".

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#1 (permalink) Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:22 am "I won't log into your Machine (workstation), until you call me".

"I won't log into your Machine (workstation), until you call me" - Is this correct sentence. OR "I don't log ...." As this indicates the future, I think, I should use "won't".

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#2 (permalink) Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:38 am "I won't log into your Machine (workstation), until you call me".

Hi Suresh

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"I won't log into your machine (workstation) until you call me" - Is this correct sentence.

Yes, this refers to the future.
(Don't capitalize the word "machine". Eliminate the comma.)

"I don't log into your machine (workstation) until you call me" ==> If you use the simple present tense (don't log), then the sentence is a general statement of fact. In other words, it was true before now, it is true now, and you expect it to be true in the future as well.
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#3 (permalink) Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:56 am "I won't log into your Machine (workstation), until you call me".

Thank you Yankee.

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