http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/10/09/shall/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/10/09/shall/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Ken Adams Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:52:28 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/10/09/shall/#comment-1009 Mr. Taylor: Of course, the roles of "shall" and "will" reverse, depending on whether one is dealing with, on the one hand, the first or second person, or on the other hand, the third person. But I confess that I've not considered "shall" in general English usage. Ken Mr. Taylor: Of course, the roles of “shall” and “will” reverse, depending on whether one is dealing with, on the one hand, the first or second person, or on the other hand, the third person. But I confess that I’ve not considered “shall” in general English usage. Ken

]]> http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/10/09/shall/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 J.F.Reeh Taylor Sat, 28 Oct 2006 19:08:07 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/10/09/shall/#comment-1008 I was taught, in the context of 'shall' vs 'will', to imagine myself having fallen overboard from an ocean-going liner. Would I call out "I shall be drowned and no-one will save me!", or "I will be drowned and no-one shall save me!" (Of course, to call out either of those sentences would be pretty damned stupid, but one might at least think one of them.) Too many of our peers use the two words interchangeably I was taught, in the context of ‘shall’ vs ‘will’, to imagine myself having fallen overboard from an ocean-going liner. Would I call out “I shall be drowned and no-one will save me!”, or “I will be drowned and no-one shall save me!” (Of course, to call out either of those sentences would be pretty damned stupid, but one might at least think one of them.)
Too many of our peers use the two words interchangeably

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