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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

I shan't be a minute.

Hold on, I shan't be a minute.

Does "I shan't be a minute" mean 'I'll be back in the less-than-a-minute time' in the above?
  

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Anonymous Does "I shan't be a minute" mean 'I'll be back in the less-than-a-minute time' in the above? Strictly, yes; actually, just an unspecified 'short length of time'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Does "I shan't be a minute" mean 'I'll be back in the less-than-a-minute time' in the above?
  • Strictly, yes; actually, just an unspecified 'short length of time'.
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AnonymousDoes "I shan't be a minute" mean 'I'll be back in the less-than-a-minute time' in the above?
Strictly, yes; actually, just an unspecified 'short length of time'.
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Mister MicawberStrictly, yes; actually, just an unspecified 'short length of time'.
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