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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Letter Writing

Informal endings in letters

What is the difference between "I shall look forward to seeing you" and "I am looking forward to seeing you". Is the first one more formal or may be old english?

  

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"Shall" is an older form of future tense. It is still used in legal documents, but not very much in conversational English. It literally means: I am not looking forward to seeing you now.

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  • "Shall" is an older form of future tense.
  • It is still used in legal documents, but not very much in conversational English.
  • It literally means: I am not looking forward to seeing you now.
  • I will do so in the future.
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"Shall" is an older form of future tense. It is still used in legal documents, but not very much in conversational English.

It literally means: I am not looking forward to seeing you now. I will do so in the future.
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