185: Shall versus Will (Should versus Would) Jun 11, 2015

There are a few modal verbs, the usage of which is often unknown to many people. The difference between shall and will is that 'shall' is traditionally used with first person pronouns, while 'will' is used with second and third person pronouns. This goes for the verbs 'should' and 'would' as well ('should is used for first person, 'would, second and third). The only times when this switches for 'shall' and 'will' is for emphasis, as when emphasizing, one traditionally says 'will' in the first person and 'shall' in the second and third person. The only times 'should' is used in the second and third person is for use giving a command.