I shall try to check later

There used to be strict rules governing the use of shall/will. Most Americans don't even know what they were, let alone follow them today. I believe the British use 'shall' much more often, but I'm not sure if they use the guidelines we used to in the States. I use it more as an intensifier.

Not many Canadians seem to embrace the use of shall, possibly because of the unfamiliarity with it by a multi-cultural audience. To me, "shall" is a comfortable word that I express to mean "intend to"; whereas "will" is more of a commitment to do so.

The fact that "will" and "shall" switch meaning when used with the first person and the second/third person is one reason I never tried very hard to keep them straight.

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-difference-between-will-and-shall/ has a little discussion of this.

Mnrz57I once did an enquiry about something and the person replied me "I shall try to check later"What is the exact meaning of "shall" here? Why someone should use "shall" instead of "will"?

I am from the UK; to me, there seems essentially no difference in meaning between "shall" and "will" in this sentence, but "shall" seems slighly "posher" and less common.

wilpeterNot many Canadians seem to embrace the use of shall, possibly because of the unfamiliarity with it by a multi-cultural audience. To me, "shall" is a comfortable word that I express to mean "intend to"; whereas "will" is more of a commitment to do so.

Thanks.... I think I now know what exactly that person meant by using shall since I can reconcile it wi

GPYI am from the UK; to me, there seems essentially no difference in meaning between "shall" and "will" in this sentence, but "shall" seems slighly "posher" and less common.

I'm from the U.S., and I have the same impression (except I wouldn't use the word "posher"). I suppose I'd say "higher class".