Difference between Shall and Should

[Mangesh]

Plz tell me the difference between using Shall and Should while asking Questions..

Like Shall I edit the line? or Should I edit the line?
Shall I give you control or Should I give you control?
Shall I call? or Should I call?

[Yankee]

[Mangesh]

Hey..!!
Thank u very much..
But still I'm not very much cleared with the concept.
If I want to ask someone then How should I ask?
Should I give u control? or Shall I give you control?
In all questions given by me, I just want to ask someone those Questions.
So plz tell me the answer explicitly.
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Thanks N Regards,
Mangesh

[lost_soul]

[Yankee]

Hi Alex

One of the few remaining usages of the word shall in AmE is in an interrogative sentence which serves as an offer to do something or as a suggestion. Typically such a sentence begins with "Shall I" or "Shall we". Basically, we don't use shall to build a future tense -- we use will.

Of course, suggestions and offers to do something can also be worded other ways, too. A few other ways to offer to do something would be these, for example:
- Can I do that for you?
- Let me help you with that.
- Would you like me to do that for you?

Shall is also sometimes found in legal texts as well as a handful of fixed expressions.

For the British usage(s) of shall, you'll need to ask a Brit and/or do a search on this site. Alan has already rejected my input regarding the American usage of shall on a number of occasions, so obviously there must be some very significant differences in usage between AmE and BE. ()
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[Mangesh]

Hey..!!
U just tell me.....
where do we use Shall and Should while asking Qns (with other Examples)?
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Thanks N Regards,
Mangesh

[Torsten]

Hi Mangehs,

Have you read the sample sentences Amy posted? She's also explained when and how "shall" and "should" is used so -- what exactly would you like to know now? By the way, what about writing "you" instead of "u"?

Thanks,
Torsten
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Test Of English for International Communication
TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary

[Mangesh]

Hey Torsten,
I'm really sorry that I used U instead of you.
I understood what Amy wanted to tell me. But suppose the condition is like
I want to do some action, so before doing so I just want to ask the responsible person that Should I do this?
So I just want to check it is grammatically correct or not.?
Like this I want to know the other examples too.
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Thanks N Regards,
Mangesh