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Do you still use 'should' as an auxiliary verb? Or in conditional sentences? I know nowadays 'would' is preferable. Just many people ask what's the difference between shall and should. For me it's two different verbs in modern english.
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Do you still use 'should' as an auxiliary verb? Or in conditional sentences? I know nowadays 'would' is preferable. Just many people ask what's the difference between shall and should. For me it's two different verbs in modern english.
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'Shall' is rare in American English. 'Should' and 'would' are equally common.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
In American English, shall is restricted to two idiomatic first-person constructions, both questions in form, and both functioning pragmatically: (1) Shall IVerbPhrase?, which is an offer to the addressee, usually for the benefit of the addressee: Shall I close the curtains?; and (2) Shall weVerbPhrase?, which is an invitation to the addressee to engage in an activity with the speaker: Shall we dance? Outside those constructions, use of shall without an accompanying non-American accent is usually taken as posturing.
– John Lawler
11 hours ago
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... and Sasha is entirely correct that shall and should are two different verbs in modern English.
– John Lawler
11 hours ago
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Do you still use 'should' as an auxiliary verb? Or in conditional sentences? I know nowadays 'would' is preferable. Just many people ask what's the difference between shall and should. For me it's two different verbs in modern english.
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asked 12 hours ago
Sasha
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Do you still use 'should' as an auxiliary verb? Or in conditional sentences? I know nowadays 'would' is preferable. Just many people ask what's the difference between shall and should. For me it's two different verbs in modern english.
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asked 12 hours ago
Sasha
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asked 12 hours ago
Sasha
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asked 12 hours ago
Sasha
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asked 12 hours ago
Sasha
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asked 12 hours ago
Sasha
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'Shall' is rare in American English. 'Should' and 'would' are equally common.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
In American English, shall is restricted to two idiomatic first-person constructions, both questions in form, and both functioning pragmatically: (1) Shall IVerbPhrase?, which is an offer to the addressee, usually for the benefit of the addressee: Shall I close the curtains?; and (2) Shall weVerbPhrase?, which is an invitation to the addressee to engage in an activity with the speaker: Shall we dance? Outside those constructions, use of shall without an accompanying non-American accent is usually taken as posturing.
– John Lawler
11 hours ago
2
... and Sasha is entirely correct that shall and should are two different verbs in modern English.
– John Lawler
11 hours ago
add a comment |
1
'Shall' is rare in American English. 'Should' and 'would' are equally common.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
In American English, shall is restricted to two idiomatic first-person constructions, both questions in form, and both functioning pragmatically: (1) Shall IVerbPhrase?, which is an offer to the addressee, usually for the benefit of the addressee: Shall I close the curtains?; and (2) Shall weVerbPhrase?, which is an invitation to the addressee to engage in an activity with the speaker: Shall we dance? Outside those constructions, use of shall without an accompanying non-American accent is usually taken as posturing.
– John Lawler
11 hours ago
2
... and Sasha is entirely correct that shall and should are two different verbs in modern English.
– John Lawler
11 hours ago
1
1
'Shall' is rare in American English. 'Should' and 'would' are equally common.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
'Shall' is rare in American English. 'Should' and 'would' are equally common.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
In American English, shall is restricted to two idiomatic first-person constructions, both questions in form, and both functioning pragmatically: (1) Shall I
VerbPhrase?, which is an offer to the addressee, usually for the benefit of the addressee: Shall I close the curtains?; and (2) Shall we VerbPhrase?, which is an invitation to the addressee to engage in an activity with the speaker: Shall we dance? Outside those constructions, use of shall without an accompanying non-American accent is usually taken as posturing.– John Lawler
11 hours ago
In American English, shall is restricted to two idiomatic first-person constructions, both questions in form, and both functioning pragmatically: (1) Shall I
VerbPhrase?, which is an offer to the addressee, usually for the benefit of the addressee: Shall I close the curtains?; and (2) Shall we VerbPhrase?, which is an invitation to the addressee to engage in an activity with the speaker: Shall we dance? Outside those constructions, use of shall without an accompanying non-American accent is usually taken as posturing.– John Lawler
11 hours ago
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... and Sasha is entirely correct that shall and should are two different verbs in modern English.
– John Lawler
11 hours ago
... and Sasha is entirely correct that shall and should are two different verbs in modern English.
– John Lawler
11 hours ago
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'Shall' is rare in American English. 'Should' and 'would' are equally common.
– Mitch
12 hours ago
In American English, shall is restricted to two idiomatic first-person constructions, both questions in form, and both functioning pragmatically: (1) Shall I
VerbPhrase?, which is an offer to the addressee, usually for the benefit of the addressee: Shall I close the curtains?; and (2) Shall weVerbPhrase?, which is an invitation to the addressee to engage in an activity with the speaker: Shall we dance? Outside those constructions, use of shall without an accompanying non-American accent is usually taken as posturing.– John Lawler
11 hours ago
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... and Sasha is entirely correct that shall and should are two different verbs in modern English.
– John Lawler
11 hours ago