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How to pronounce shall in English?

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Examples of shall

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The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company.
From the hemscott.com
Maybe I shall have to take one and let the children follow my adventures online.
From the telegraph.co.uk
How shall Washington, starved for a baseball champion for 87 years, love Harper?
From the washingtonpost.com
They shall not reign, but Limeria is in our control although we are far from it.
From the newscientist.com
Candidate shall engage resources across the delivery organizations as necessary.
From the jobview.monster.com
I shall be at Town on Saturday, and hoping we can do the Shots for three points.
From the thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
I hereby undertake that I shall subject myself to a medical test including AIDS.
From the economist.com
We shall need to work harder to have less, both as individuals and as a country.
From the dailymail.co.uk
We shall soon find out if that's true-and if so, who moves in to take its place.
From the economist.com
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  • Shall and will are both modal verbs in English used to express propositions about the future. According to the New Oxford Dictionary of English, In modern English the interchangeable use of shall and will is an acceptable part of standard British and US English. ...
  • Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation, particularly in the second and third persons singular and plural; Used in questions to suggest a possible future action; To owe
  • If a document or user agent conflicts with this statement, it does not conform to this specification.
  • Many specification writers use the word "shall" to describe a requirement in the software that is to be tested.
  • The word shall is to be understood as mandatory.
  • This word indicates that adherence to the particular requirement is necessary in order to conform to the specification.
  • The term, when used in the code, is construes as mandatory.
  • When used in a Code or Standard, this word indicates that the rule is mandatory and must be followed. (See "should")
  • (as opposed to will) is more commonly used by the British than by Americans.. Shan't is seldom used in AmE (almost invariably replaced by won't or am not going to), and very much less so amongst Britons. ...