What is the difference between "You will never let me down & you will not disappoint me"?

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN โ€˜LET ME DOWNโ€™ AND โ€˜DISAPPOINT MEโ€™.
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With regards to the full sentences that you have written i.e. โ€˜You will not disappoint meโ€™ and โ€˜You will not let me downโ€™, Iโ€™m afraid these cannot be said with absolute certainty, as you are ascertaining that another person will or will not do something in the future. This is something you cannot predict (unless you have psychic abilities!), thus it cannot be said with such conviction.
You could, however, say โ€˜I hope you will not let me downโ€™ or โ€˜Iโ€™m sure you will not disappoint meโ€™.
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As for the specific terms โ€˜let me downโ€™ and โ€˜disappoint meโ€™ โ€“ in English they are very similar!
A slight difference could perhaps be that LET DOWN is used when a specific promise had been made to someone but later broken, whereas DISAPPOINTED ย is more along the lines of expectations that havenโ€™t been met.
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Examples:
โ€“ Sarah said she would go to New York with me, so I booked my flight and now she has let me down!
โ€“ Iโ€™m very disappointed that you got such low marks in your English exam.
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I hope that answers your question!

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