2007-09-20 10:16:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
i would say either, but the one that is most accurate would probably be i shall tell you.
2007-09-20 10:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by Sally Doll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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".
2007-09-20 17:44:37 · answer #2 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that both are correct, shall i tell is more classy i think
2007-09-20 17:21:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I shall tell you is grammatically correct.
2007-09-20 17:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
normally I shall tell you is correct
I will tell you is also correct in case of stress
that I will surely tell you
2007-09-20 17:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you're writing.
Shall sounds formal and will tell you is more casual.
2007-09-20 17:24:21 · answer #6 · answered by Meow Mix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on context.
2007-09-20 17:19:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either will suffice.
2007-09-20 17:19:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
either should work. ~xo
2007-09-20 17:20:53 · answer #9 · answered by Erin Elaine. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋