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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Do "will be doing" and "shall be doing" mean the same?

0Don't phone them now---they 01b00will be having02b00 dinner. (It is possible that they are having dinner now.)02br
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00May I ask if we can replace01b00 "will" 02b00with01b00 "00shall"02b00 ? Will it be still meaning "It is possible that they are having dinner now." ? 02br
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00I'm not sure about that, so I hope you could tell me, thank you!0-
  

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02br 01i 00Shall02i 00 works in this situation (a prediction) 01u 00only02u 00 for the 1st person: 01i 00We 01b 00will/shall02b 00 be having dinner02i 00. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 01i 00Shall02i 00 works in this situation (a prediction) 01u 00only02u 00 for the 1st person: 01i 00We 01b 00will/shall02b 00 be having dinner02i 00.
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01i00Shall02i00 works in this situation (a prediction) 01u00only02u00 for the 1st person: 01i00We 01b00will/shall02b00 be having dinner02i00. 0-
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0Thank you for your help!!0-
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0>Don't phone them now---they 01b00will be having02b00 dinner. (It is possible that they are having dinner now.)02br
00As per Swan (see another thread), this means he is 01b00quite certain/confident02b00 they are having dinner. 02br
01b00Shall02b00 can't be used with this meaning, as far as I know, in any
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