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Chitra08 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Shall and will

Sometimes people uses shall instead of will.

What is the difference between shall and will? Where do we have to these exact words? Please let me know.
  

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Hi, Use the Search box at the top right to look for 'shall will' and you'll find lots of discussions about this. Best wishes, Clive

  • Hi, Use the Search box at the top right to look for 'shall will' and you'll find lots of discussions about this.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

Use the Search box at the top right to look for 'shall will' and you'll find lots of discussions about this.

Best wishes, Clive
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Think about "should" and "would". They often have specific contexts in modern English:

I should do something - I have a responsibility to do something

I would do something - I have the option to do something (often used as a hypothetical option in)

For "shall" and "will", there is a greater overlap in modern usage. The origins, however, are different:

shall:

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