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- Apostrophes in contractions: shant, shant or shant?
The OED lists both shan't and sha'n't as colloquial contractions of shall not, but not sha'nt Shan't appears in 139 quotations, sha'n't appears in 25, and sha'nt is in only five Project Gutenberg's out-of-copyright books are usually older and don't necessarily reflect contemporary use, but searching their August 2003 CD of 600 ebooks: there are 589 results in 103 books for for shan't, 122
- Shallnt vs. Shant in British English
The spelling with the l sound is "shalln't" Also, I came across this after I heard it in Stargate SG1 Season 9 - Episode 4 "The Ties that Bind" About 25 minutes in Daniel Jackson is told something along the lines of "we shall have to get used to each other" And he replies "No, we shalln't" Also, iOS autocorrect will automatically punctuate "shalln't" for you
- Use of shant in speech - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
It’s still used in British English, but perhaps only by an older generation A typical example might be I’m just going out I shan’t be long Of shall itself, ‘The Cambridge Guide to English Usage’ says Shall is stylistically marked with volitional meaning in legal and regulatory statements, and expresses politeness in first person questions
- What does it mean Shant wont [closed] - English Language Usage . . .
What does it mean and what is different between Shan't amp; won't I need the answer with example thank you
- Meaning of If I could I would, but I cant, so I shant?
This is what I would call a saying in English: It's not exactly a quote, but it's not exactly an idiomatic expression either Another popular form is I would if I could, but I can't so I won't Note that shan't is a contraction of shall not This is a more formal-sounding way to say it, consistent with Sheldon's character (See J R 's comment) The phrase essentially means "I would do it if I
- Is there a connection between wanst wanst and wasnt?
So I'm wondering if there is any connection between wanst or wasn't or even wans't For example, sha'n't was the dated spelling of shan't, but shalln't is the archaic form of shan't Are there cases where the apostrophe was missed out but was intended to mean "shall not"? (shant and shallnt)
- Is there semantic difference between this shant and wont?
There's no semantic difference shan't is a contraction of shall not shall is just a modal auxiliary that indicates the future tense In B, the event is now over, so the future is changed to the past where would is now the proper modal auxiliary to indicate the past tense Peeves probably uses shan't instead of won't because he's from a bygone era where shall and shan't were much more
- Can we use shant we as a question tag of let them?
As it's written in the title, I want to ask if my sentence sounds correct Let them wreak havoc again, shan't we? If I read that sentence, that doesn't sound like an imperative sentence, I believe
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