soon.The use ofwillin the first person does not express simple future but in-
stead signifies a promised action, as inI will give you the loan.The use ofshall
in the second and third persons signifies a command, as inYou shall stop seeing
that horrible woman immediately.Currently, there are only two instances of
widespread use ofshallin American English, even among Standard speakers:
in legal documents and in questions, as inShall we go now?
Do Support
In English, the worddois used to emphasize a statement, as in these examples:
- Freddoeslike the veal.
- Macarenadiddeposit the check into her account.
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Sentence 4.30: Macarenadiddeposit the check into her account.