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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Shall be

I shall be privileged to have you in one of the most auspicious moments of my life.


Which meaning of "should be" is used and how the use of "will be" change the meaning?

  

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Jigneshbharati Which meaning of "should be" is used 'Should' is not used; it is 'shall'. Usage (Oxford Online): There is considerable confusion about when to use shall and will . The traditional rule in standard English is that shall is used with first person pronouns ( I and we ) to form the future tense, while will is used with second and third persons ( you, he, she, it, they ): I shall be late; she will not be there .

  • Jigneshbharati Which meaning of "should be" is used 'Should' is not used; it is 'shall'.
  • Usage (Oxford Online): There is considerable confusion about when to use shall and will .
  • The traditional rule in standard English is that shall is used with first person pronouns ( I and we ) to form the future tense, while will is used with second and third persons ( you, he, she, it, they ): I shall be late; she will not be there .
  • To express a strong determination to do something, these positions are reversed, with will being used with the first person and shall with the second and third persons: I will not tolerate this; you shall go to school .
  • In practice, however, shall and will are today used more or less interchangeably in statements (although not in questions).
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JigneshbharatiWhich meaning of "should be" is used

'Should' is not used; it is 'shall'.


Usage (Oxford Online):


There is considerable confusion about when to use shall and will. The traditional rule in standard English is that shall is used with first person pronouns (I and we) to form the fu

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