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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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what is the difference between i wii and i shall
  

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"Will" and "shall" are auxiliaries to denote the future tense. The rule is that ordinarily the first person uses" shall" (I shall, we shall), and the second and third persons use "will" (you will, he will, they will). These are reversed for emphasis or command.

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  • "Will" and "shall" are auxiliaries to denote the future tense.
  • The rule is that ordinarily the first person uses" shall" (I shall, we shall), and the second and third persons use "will" (you will, he will, they will).
  • These are reversed for emphasis or command.
  • " then he's making a dire and unwanted prediction about his fate and others' failure to come to his aid.
  • If he says, "I will drown; no one shall save me" then he's demanding his own death and ordering no rescue by others.
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"Will" and "shall" are auxiliaries to denote the future tense. The rule is that ordinarily the first person uses" shall" (I shall, we shall), and the second and third persons use "will" (you will, he will, they will). These are reversed for emphasis or command. The traditional, hoary example follows:

When someone in the water is struggling and says, "I shall drown; no one will save me.
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"I will" is common for the future..
"I shall" is old-fashioned. You see it used in formal legal documents, Indian (and other) English dialects, and old books. You will not hear it used much in conversational American English.

It is still used in very polite invitation questions: Shall we go now? Shall we dance? (formal, polite)
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AlpheccaStarsIt is still used in very polite invitation questions: Shall we go now? Shall we dance? (formal, polite)
This is possibly more common in the UK. I use "Shall we ..." regularly in normal everyday conversation.
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