Re: [Lingo] Usage of "should"

[steve <sjs@example.com>]

On 05/30/2012 10:13 PM, Nava Whiteford wrote:
> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 01:59:33PM +0900, Nguy???n V?? H??ng wrote:
> > >  On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Nava Whiteford<new@example.com>  wrote:
> > > >  >  1: Shall we grab a coffee later?
> > > >  >  2: We can have a coffee later, should we have time.
> > >  
> > >  3. "Shall we dance?"
> > >  Q: Is this American English?
> I would imagine it's acceptable American English. It's reasonable, polite, British English.
>
> Wikipedia says: "Shall (as opposed to will) is more commonly used by the British than by Americans." [1]
>
> Many of differences between American, British and other forms of English are biases, rather than strict distinctions.
>
> [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_English#Grammar
>
> --
Yep. What he said :) (which means I agree strongly with what Nava just 
said.) I would understand it, I just wouldn't usually say it.

Unless it was a formal occasion I'd be more likely to say "Do you want 
to dance?" or "Let's get coffee later." But I'm a California American 
and Someone from New York or Georgia would probably say something else.

And we've rather diverged from Nguyễn's initial question.

nite all...

Steve