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What's the difference of nuance between "I have to ask you" and "I'm going to ask you." And when can I use "I have to ask you"?

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Rebecca

The sentence "I have to ask you" indicates necessity. It expresses that someone needs to ask someone something. On the other hand, "I'm going to ask you" does not express the need to ask someone something, but instead is just a statement telling them that they will ask them something in the future. Ex: I need to ask you an important question. Ex: After the exam, I'm going to ask you how it went.

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