THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN โLET ME DOWNโ AND โDISAPPOINT MEโ.
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With regards to the full sentences that you have written i.e. โYou will not disappoint meโ and โYou will not let me downโ, Iโm 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 โI hope you will not let me downโ or โIโm sure you will not disappoint meโ.
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As for the specific terms โlet me downโ and โdisappoint 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 havenโt 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 Iโm 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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