When it is alright to say no

In most languàges today like the English, putting the subject after the verb is a way to indicate you are trying to question a listener. “You will” is generally a statement in expressions we love to use when we speak. “Will you” is also a question. So you might say, like you would a general statement, “please tell me what time you will come”. But you would ask, “what time will you come?” I can say with all sense of caution when making enquiry we say, ‘When is it?” This would be the most likely answer to a statement that made the listener believe that some event would happen quite soon. A: I’m going to a wedding. B: When is it? A: I have a dentist appointment. B: When/what time is it at? Note that 1) the event is already planned and 2) the listener believes it will happen soon. “When is it going to be?” is rather difficult to think of a statement for. Usually we see this question, When will it be ready? When will it be over? When will it be my turn? When will it be completed? You are asking the speaker to make a prediction because you believe that no decision has been made about...