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Pasq Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Usage of: There shall be

Doe the phrase: "There shall be", have similar meaning with the phrase: "There will be" ?
  

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Engl) normally sounds formal, official or (sometimes) old-fashioned.

— Philip

  • Engl) normally sounds formal, official or (sometimes) old-fashioned.
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The use of shall (in Am.Engl) normally sounds formal, official or (sometimes) old-fashioned.
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Even though shall can be used with I and we especially in British English—and I have a friend who usually uses it with those pronouns—using shall with there is very exceptional. It may denote a threat, a promise or something similar.

There shall be nothing left when we are finished.

CB
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I am a not-so-young, rather conservative speaker of BrE, but I can't think of a situation in which I would naturally say "There shall be ..."
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Cool Breeze It may denote a threat, a promise or something similar.
It sounds very legalistic in AmE. I suspect it is used in the law books over here.

There shall be no visiting rights granted to persons ... (blah, blah, blah).

CJ

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