A few days ago
Anonymous

which is the correct term…i will tell you or I shall tell you?

which is the correct term…i will tell you or I shall tell you?

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A few days ago
Sally Doll

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i would say either, but the one that is most accurate would probably be i shall tell you.
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A few days ago
Beardo
Common, general or colloquial usage: Will is used with all persons (I / we; you; he/she/it, they). Shall is much less commonly used, but is often used in first-person offers (e.g. “shall I start the engines?”, “shall we meet you there?”) and occasionally for emphasis e.g. “he shall do it”.

but traditionally, it has been claimed that the correct approach was to make a cross-distinction.

The most influential proponent of the distinction was John Wallis, whose 1653 Grammatica Linguae Anglicanae stated “The rule is… to express a future event without emotional overtones, one should say I shall, we shall, but you/he/she/they will; conversely, for emphasis, willfulness, or insistence, one should say I/we will, but you/he/she/they shall”.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
I believe that both are correct, shall i tell is more classy i think
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A few days ago
Anonymous
I shall tell you is grammatically correct.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
normally I shall tell you is correct

I will tell you is also correct in case of stress

that I will surely tell you

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A few days ago
Meow Mix
It depends on what you’re writing.

Shall sounds formal and will tell you is more casual.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
It depends on context.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Either will suffice.
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A few days ago
Erin Elaine.
either should work. ~xo
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