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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?

Sentence: Apple's lawsuit against Samsung is not strong. They shall lose it in the court.

Question: Is this sentence correct?
  

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Anonymous They shall lose it in the court. That is not natural, 'Shall' needs to be replaced by 'will' or 'is/are going to'. I believe that 'is going to' is preferred in AmE; 'are going' to is perfectly acceptable in BrE.

— Fivejedjon

  • Anonymous They shall lose it in the court.
  • That is not natural, 'Shall' needs to be replaced by 'will' or 'is/are going to'.
  • I believe that 'is going to' is preferred in AmE; 'are going' to is perfectly acceptable in BrE.
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Anonymous They shall lose it in the court.
That is not natural, 'Shall' needs to be replaced by 'will' or 'is/are going to'.

I believe that 'is going to' is preferred in AmE; 'are going' to is perfectly acceptable in BrE.
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