0
Sesquipedalian101 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Shall you

"All right. Shall you be here tomorrow? We're coming."

I imagine that I understand the traditional (but complex) rules pertaining to the use of "shall" with 'you' and 'I', but why is it "shall you" here?
  

Top answer

Selvakumar "All right. Shall you be here tomorrow? " I imagine that I understand the traditional (but complex) rules pertaining to the use of "shall" with 'you' and 'I', but why is it "shall you" here?

— Yoong Liat

  • Selvakumar "All right.
  • Shall you be here tomorrow?
  • " I imagine that I understand the traditional (but complex) rules pertaining to the use of "shall" with 'you' and 'I', but why is it "shall you" here?
  • "All right.
  • Will you be here tomorrow?
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
Selvakumar"All right. Shall you be here tomorrow? We're coming."

I imagine that I understand the traditional (but complex) rules pertaining to the use of "shall" with 'you' and 'I', but why is it "shall you" here?

"All right. Will you be here tomorrow? We're coming."

I beli
0
0
I quite agree with you too. However, the person whom I have quote is a celebrated writer, who is believed to write impeccable English.

I am sure there must be an explanation for this oddity.
0
0
This is old/period style (Victorian or thereabouts): the use of shall for the future in the 2nd person.

Check these hits, they are all relatively old:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Shall+you+be+here%22&b
0
0
Marius HancuThis is old/period style (Victorian or thereabouts): the use of shall for the future in the 2nd person.

Check these hits, they are all relatively old:




Thanks, Marius.

It reminds me of 'forty' being spelled 'fourty' in the good old days.
0

Related Questions