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We are reviewing your suggestions and shall will let you know when we have made a decision.

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We are reviewing your suggestions and shall will let you know when we have made a decision.

Anonymousonce we come back You need a period/full stop here.

This suggests that whoever is being referred to will be spending time away from their workplace for a while and will only be able to respond when they return to work.

EnglishmavenOops!We are reviewing your suggestions and shall will let you know when we have made a decision.

Software malfunction...Sometimes the editor here does not post a strikeout. This is what it should have been.

We are reviewing your suggestions and shall will let you know when we have made a decision.

I don't want to disagree, but as a British native speaker I was taught in school that 'first person future' should always be 'shall', so if they are still teaching that it might explain where the original poster is coming from. My personal preference in modern commercial English is always to use 'will', as "shall' tends to sound slightly pompous. Interested to hear any other views?

Vic Zn modern commercial English is always to use 'will', as "shall' tends to sound slightly pompous.

In American English, "shall" has a legitimate legal meaning of obligation. It's used for all persons.

Otherwise its use is limited to my grandmother's generation. I never hear it in everyday conversations or business communications. It's been discu

I may be old enough to be your grandmother, and that might explain why I say "shall" in certain circumstances. If I want to leave some place, I am apt to say to the people in my group, "Shall we leave?" or "Shall we?" If I want to do something, but I'm not certain if it is convenient for someone else or if that person approves, I will say, "Shall I close the door?" as a way of asking for app