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	Selvakumar  #434326  Wed, 24 Oct 07 07:19 PM "All right. Shall you be here tomorrow? We're coming." I imagine that I understand the traditional (but complex) rules pertaining to the use of "shall" with 'you' and 'I', but why is it "shall you" here?    Selvakumar Joined on Fri, Dec 30 2005 New Member (51)

	Yoong Liat  #434330  Wed, 24 Oct 07 07:28 PM  Selvakumar wrote: "All right. Shall you be here tomorrow? We're coming." I imagine that I understand the traditional (but complex) rules pertaining to the use of "shall" with 'you' and 'I', but why is it "shall you" here? "All right. Will you be here tomorrow? We're coming." I believe 'will', not 'shall' should be used.    Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Singapore Veteran Member (6,024) Yoong Liat

	Selvakumar  #434332  Wed, 24 Oct 07 07:35 PM I quite agree with you too. However, the person whom I have quote is a celebrated writer, who is believed to write impeccable English. I am sure there must be an explanation for this oddity.    Selvakumar
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	Marius Hancu  #434338  Wed, 24 Oct 07 07:48 PM This is old/period style (Victorian or thereabouts): the use of shall for the future in the 2nd person. Check these hits, they are all relatively old: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Shall+you+be+here%22&btnG=Google+Search    Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)

	Yoong Liat  #434545  Thu, 25 Oct 07 07:08 AM  Marius Hancu wrote: This is old/period style (Victorian or thereabouts): the use of shall for the future in the 2nd person. Check these hits, they are all relatively old: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Shall+you+be+here%22&btnG=Google+Search Thanks, Marius. It reminds me of 'forty' being spelled 'fourty' in the good old days.    Yoong Liat