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Lcwang Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

You shall/should pay more attention

In modern American English, which of the following is more commonly said:

You shall/should pay more attention to what I say.

Thanks for help.
  

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should shall and should mean entirely different things, so the two are really not comparable, and shall is almost never used in American English. will is used instead of shall . CJ

— CalifJim

  • should shall and should mean entirely different things, so the two are really not comparable, and shall is almost never used in American English.
  • will is used instead of shall .
  • CJ
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should

shall and should mean entirely different things, so the two are really not comparable, and shall is almost never used in American English. will is used instead of shall.

CJ
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Shall is not used here at all unless it is an aggressive command.
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