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Re: [Lingo] Usage of "should"
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 07:34:46 +0200
- From: Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>
- Subject: Re: [Lingo] Usage of "should"
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On Thursday, May 31, 2012, Nguyễn Vũ Hưng wrote:
3. "Shall we dance?"
Q: Is this American English?
Very much so, although I would posit that "shall we dance" is a set phrase that comes from the historical formality of dancing.
Another use of "shall" in a set phrase is when getting ready to leave a restaurant. Everyone is in that post-coffee and/or -desert stage, and someone says "shall we?", at which time everyone nods sadly and stands up to leave.
--Josh
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Cheers,
Josh
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