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Subject:Re: Don't should on me From:Sally Marquigny <SALLYM -at- MSMAILHQ -dot- NETIMAGE -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 3 Jun 1994 10:23:00 PDT
Glenn writes:
...My main objection to "shall" is that I never hear it used in
everyday speech. My dictionary labels it archaic....
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It seems to be still in everday use in the UK, and the folks I've met from
there make a GREAT distinction, which eludes me, too, being an
unsophisticated, slang-slinging colonist!
--Sally Marquigny
SallyM -at- msmailhq -dot- netimage -dot- com
