difference between "will" and "shall"

[kimm]

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #20 "The interview", question 2

A. I shall do the best I can but I don't know weather I can say any more than what I have already put on the form, you see.

(a) shall
(b) weather
(c) put on

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #20 "The interview", answer 2

A. I shall do the best I can but I don't know whether I can say any more than what I have already put on the form, you see.

Correct entry: whether
The error was: (b) weather
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the differences of "will" and "shall"?

kimm

[Mister Micawber]

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There are many discussions of this topic on the internet and in grammar books, and they vary slightly. Here is ONE.
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Canadian-American native speaker
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