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grammatical correctness of using "shall"

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00Is this sentence grammatically correct?02br
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00"You shall be safe, as long as you stay here"02br
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00If it's not, under which circumstances "shall" can be used instead of "will"?02br
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00Thanks vm,02br
00Michael 0-
  

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1b 00Shall/will 02b 00is a very difficult issue in BrE, for those "not to the manner born," as Fowler says, especially if you want to follow the classical/prescriptive rules. W. html11id1

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  • 1b 00Shall/will 02b 00is a very difficult issue in BrE, for those "not to the manner born," as Fowler says, especially if you want to follow the classical/prescriptive rules.
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1b00Shall/will 02b00is a very difficult issue in BrE, for those "not to the manner born," as Fowler says, especially if you want to follow the classical/prescriptive rules. 02br
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00H.W. Fowler 00(1858–1933).00 The King’s English02br
01b00S00HALL AND 00W00ILL02b02br
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0 Thank you very much! (Especially for that link) 0-
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0Shall is used when the speaker has a high level of influence over the events.0-
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