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On Fri, 3 Jun 1994, Mike Pope wrote:
> In the US, "shall" is NOT USED. If you doubt this, try to
> find references in any current major US publication illustrating
> the use of "shall".
Oh, c'mon! Just because you don't use it doesn't mean that isn't used at
all! It all depends on your socio/economic/education/cultural subgroup.
"A vessel, when underway, shall carry at her stern a white light."
