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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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i just want to know the exceptions where will/shall are not interchangable.
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Shall is mainly used in polite questions in the first persons : Shall I/we open the door? Many people, especially Americans, avoid shall even in these questions and use other words instead: Should/Can I/we open the door? CB
- Shall is mainly used in polite questions in the first persons : Shall I/we open the door?
- Many people, especially Americans, avoid shall even in these questions and use other words instead: Should/Can I/we open the door?
- CB
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Shall is mainly used in polite questions in the first persons:
Shall I/we open the door?
Many people, especially Americans, avoid shall even in these questions and use other words instead:
Should/Can I/we open the door?
CB
Shall I/we open the door?
Many people, especially Americans, avoid shall even in these questions and use other words instead:
Should/Can I/we open the door?
CB
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