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Can I put "will" between "I" and "swear"? Is there any difference in nuance between them?

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Rebecca

It would sound unnatural to put "will" between "I" and "swear" in this context because "I will swear" implies future tense. However, "I swear" is in the present tense, indicating that she swears that he didn't plan this in the present. So no, it would not sound right to place "will" in between "I" and "swear" here because the sentence should remain in present tense.

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