Will is also used where may would be more appropriate; as, "Be that as
it will."
Shall you? Will you?
The distinction between shall and will in the interrogative forms of
the second person are not very clearly defined. Many writers and
speakers use them interchangeably. The answer should have the same
auxiliary as the question.
"Shall you go to town to-morrow?" "I shall."
"Will you attend to this matter promptly?" "I will."
Should, Would, Ought
Should is often used in the sense of ought; as, "Mary should remain at
home to-day and wait upon her sick mother."
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Should and would are employed to express a conditional assertion; as,
"I should go to college, if I could secure the necessary means." "He
would have gone fishing, if his father had been willing."
Would is often used to express a custom, a determination, or a wish;
as, "He would sit all day and moan." "Would to God we had died in the
land of Egypt." "He would go, and his parents could not prevent him."
Talented
Certain authors and critics, including Coleridge, have objected
strongly to the use of talented.
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