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Shall or Will - which to use?
இழை இடுபவர்: Paul Dixon
George Hopkins
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XXX is a continuous project... Nov 21, 2010

...are the first words in the question.

Equally important as choosing will or shall is the use of continuous or continual.
In a continuous project you will get no lunch break or sleep; unless you have a stand in.
 
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Strongly agree Nov 21, 2010

Madeleine MacRae Klintebo wrote:

Paul Dixon wrote:

The document is not a contract, but rather a press release about a new business tool.

Although I totally disagree with your client's statement that "shall" is "too informal", in this context I cannot see how you can use "shall".

Press releases are promotional material - they are intended to sell. A term such as "shall", which indicate an obligation, a must, is therefore inappropriate. In your context, "will" as in "is/are intended to", is more relevant.

Edited for typos.




[Edited at 2010-11-18 21:47 GMT]

[Edited at 2010-11-18 21:50 GMT]


She's right. And another thing, if the reviewer is complaining that 'shall' is too informal, they may not be qualified to be doing quality control on your work.
 
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