Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 292, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1920 — HOW DO YOU SAY IT? [ARTICLE]

HOW DO YOU SAY IT?

By C. N. Lurie

Common Errors in English and How td A void Them ,

•‘SHALL" ANO "WILL." AMONG the most common errors in the use of English, and one of the most difficult to avoid, is the confusion of ‘‘shall’* and “wUL” The rule U that in the first person, either singular or plural, “shall”, must be used to indicate a future action. For example, say “I shall go to church tomorrow;" “we shall meet you there;" do not say “will go," “will meet” But If you desire to express determination, use “will;” for example, “I will go, and nothing shall prevent' me;” “we will be obeyed.”/.-’ .VZ' . In the second and third persons the usage in regard to “shall" and “will” fe exactly ppppsite to the usage in the first person. -The verb “will" express^ the future and “shall” 1 is used to denote determination. An amusing case of misuse of the words “will” and “shall” Is found tn the story of the Frenchman who fell The rule In regard to “should” and “would” Is the same as that governin, th. w ot “shall" ud “will." \