do men n women use "shall" equally?
2007-04-30 05:29:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I don't think the word "shall" is gender specific. I do think it's almost obsolete thought. It was used a lot in the Victorian era, and was used equally by males and females. It was used as an expression of consideration.
2007-05-04 05:01:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't really think of words as being assigned to a specific gender for usage, but I would say that "shall" is equally acceptable for men and women. I will also say, however, that "shall," while proper English, is somewhat antiquated and will make you sound like a) a country-club snob, or b) a really really old person.
2007-04-30 05:34:57 · answer #2 · answered by fizzygurrl1980 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"puppy" (an animal kept as a spouse, a tame animal and so on, regularly kept interior the residing house) : Bosnian: ljubimac m., mezimac m. Bulgarian: ??????? ??????? (domášen ljubímets) m. Czech: domácí zví?átko Danish: kæledyr Dutch: huisdier n., gezelschapsdier n. Esperanto: dombesto Estonian: lemmik(loom) Finnish: lemmikkieläin French: animal familier m. German: Haustier n., Haus-… Hebrew: ???? ???? f. Hungarian: háziállat, dédelgetett háziállat, házi kedvenc Icelandic: gæludÿr Indonesian: binatang kesayangan Italian: animale domestico Latvian: m?jdz?vnieci?š Lithuanian: naminis gyvul?lis Norwegian: kjæledyr n. Polish: zwierz? domowe Portuguese (Brazil): animal de estimação Portuguese (Portugal): animal doméstico Romanian: animal favorit Russian: ??????? (ljubímets) m., ???????? ???????? (domášneje živótnoje) n. Serbian: Cyrillic: ??????? m., ??????? m. ; Roman: ljubimac m., mezimac m. Slovak: domáce zvieratko Slovenian: ljubljenec Spanish: animal doméstico, animal de compañía, mascota, cacho m., gorro m. Swedish: husdjur n., sällskapsdjur Turkish: beslenen hayvan, ev hayvan?
2016-11-23 17:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is so feminine about the word shall? I think we all say it.
2007-04-30 05:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thou shalt not say Is it feminine for someone to use the word "shall"
2007-04-30 05:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOL Well I saw a vampire dude in a video game say it once
"Shall we dance?"
2007-04-30 09:26:26 · answer #6 · answered by ĦΣŊ®¥ ЈǾ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't say "shall" when I'm speaking, but I use it all the time when I'm writing.
If you used it when speaking you'd sound more 1700's than feminine, IMO.
2007-04-30 05:36:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gender has nothing to do with it. It's just a word that isn't used as much as it was a hundred years ago. You rarely hear "oughtn't" or "shan't," either. I say them occasionally, just to sound different.
2007-04-30 07:09:15 · answer #8 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes I do and add the word shan't as in shall not in there too
2007-04-30 06:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by Laela (Layla) 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes it is... And only women shoud use the word shall
2007-04-30 05:37:35 · answer #10 · answered by Denvir 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋