An expat’s witty, insightful exploration of English and American cultural differences through the lens of language.A lifelong Anglophile, Erin Moore was born and raised in Florida, where the sun shines and the tea is always iced. But by the time she fulfilled her dream of moving to London, she ha...
Shall has all but disappeared from American English. If an American uses shall it is usually in an effort to sound more formal or to take what the English would call a “softly-softly” approach with someone. Shall survives in the service industry—“Shall I take your coat?”—and in fairy tales like C...