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 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6704 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes  Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 17 of 18 23 May 2014 at 2:28pm | IP Logged | ||
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When I went to school in the 60s I was told that "shall" was used in Scotland, but during my trips there I have rarely heard it so it may be one of those features of true hardcore Scots which have been dropped by those who speak English with a Scottish accent.
It is hard to give a numerical estimate of its use now, but I made a Google search for "I shall" + "cannae -Hannibal" and found several examples already on the first page - but mostly with a decidedly literary bias: J.R. Ward — 'I cannae believe you let me touch you.” His voice grew hoarse. “I shall remember this for all my nights.”Tears speared into her eyes. Deare.... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| dampingwire Bilingual Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4666 days ago 1185 posts - 1513 votes Speaks: English*, Italian*, French Studies: Japanese | Message 18 of 18 24 May 2014 at 12:37am | IP Logged | ||
“Shall you call me next week?” is pretty uncommon on this side too. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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