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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Shall You Like That

I found the following remarks in a novel published in 1914:

"You're going to live with me now, Philip," said Mr. Carey. "Shall you like that?"

Does "Shall you like that?" mean "Do you like it?"

  

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" No. " Will he like living with her?

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  • " No.
  • " Will he like living with her?
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Sesquipedalian101Does "Shall you like that?" mean "Do you like it?"

No. "Will you like that?" Will he like living with her?

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When shall is used in the second and third persons, it expresses what some grammarians call "coloured future"; in other words a threat, a promise or something similar. This is not the case in your example. Shall you like that? is incorrect English.

CB

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