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Tamjid Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of shall and will
When do i say "shall" and when do i say "will". for example, i shall meet you tomorrow or i shall meet you tomorrow.
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Welcome to English Forums, Tamjid. In American English, the word "shall" is dying out, and it has extremely limited usage. I would expect "will" to be used in your sentence.
- Welcome to English Forums, Tamjid.
- In American English, the word "shall" is dying out, and it has extremely limited usage.
- I would expect "will" to be used in your sentence.
- In spoken English, it would be contracted to I'll meet you tomorrow.
- I would expect to hear "shall" in only in an interrogative sentence that is a suggestion or possibly in a polite offer to do something.
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Welcome to English Forums, Tamjid.
In American English, the word "shall" is dying out, and it has extremely limited usage. I would expect "will" to be used in your sentence. In spoken English, it would be contracted to I'll meet you tomorrow.
I would expect to hear "shall" in only in an interrogative sentence that is a suggestion or possibly in a polite offe
In American English, the word "shall" is dying out, and it has extremely limited usage. I would expect "will" to be used in your sentence. In spoken English, it would be contracted to I'll meet you tomorrow.
I would expect to hear "shall" in only in an interrogative sentence that is a suggestion or possibly in a polite offe
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When do i say "shall" Never
and when do i say "will". Always
for example, i shall meet you tomorrow or i
and when do i say "will". Always
for example, i shall meet you tomorrow or i
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