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Agisenglish Posted 13 years ago
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Everyday english

Do people use "shall" in GB or US? In which situations? Sometimes I just read rule in coursebooks and I don't beleve it is really used by native speakers of English...
  

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Hi My feeling is that, in UK English, "shall" is not very often used nowadays: it is almost always "will" "Shall" is still used in casual first-person questions ... - Shall I pour the tea? - Shall I open the window?

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  • Hi My feeling is that, in UK English, "shall" is not very often used nowadays: it is almost always "will" "Shall" is still used in casual first-person questions ...
  • - Shall I pour the tea?
  • - Shall I open the window?
  • ] - Shall I get that?
  • Another use is in political slogans.
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Hi

My feeling is that, in UK English, "shall" is not very often used nowadays: it is almost always "will"

"Shall" is still used in casual first-person questions ...

- Shall I pour the tea?
- Shall I open the window?

[Doorbell rings ...]
- Shall I get that?

Another use is in political slogans. This dates back, I believe, to the First World War.
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