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- 22-Oct-2006, 16:34 #1
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I shall go - we shall go or I will go - we will go I shall go and we shall go
Are considered out of fashion?
- 22-Oct-2006, 18:29 #2
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Teacher Re: I shall go - we shall go or I will go - we will go In AmE, it is a bit out of date except in polite questions or poetic language.
Originally Posted by melo 
We still say:
Shall we go?
Shall we dance?
Shall I get us some champagne?
I believe "shall" is used more often in BrE.
- 23-Oct-2006, 04:48 #3
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Teacher Re: I shall go - we shall go or I will go - we will go Other than questions, 'shall' is less used in BrE too, though it is still there. It's fairly common in formal use.
