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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

You shan't / won't leave without my permission.

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00What is the difference in meaning?02br
00- You shan't leave without my permission.02br
00- You won't leave without my permission.02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00What is the difference in meaning? 02font 00 In a context like this,01b 00 'shan't'02b 00 (ie01i 00 shall no02i 00t) is a stronger, more emphatic form of01b 00 'won't'02b 00 (ie 01i 00will not02i 00). I seldom hear 'shan't' like this in N.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00What is the difference in meaning?
  • 02font 00 In a context like this,01b 00 'shan't'02b 00 (ie01i 00 shall no02i 00t) is a stronger, more emphatic form of01b 00 'won't'02b 00 (ie 01i 00will not02i 00).
  • I seldom hear 'shan't' like this in N.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00What is the difference in meaning? 02font00Both expressions sound like the speaker is forbidding someone to leave.02br
02br
01font00- You shan't leave without my permission.02font00 In a context like this,01b00 'shan't'02b00 (ie
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1i00You won't leave without my permission02i02br
00is confusing, IMO. 02br
00It may mean:02br
00- you are not (allowed to) leave .... [order]02br
02br
00- you're are not going to leave [plain future, what you're going to do by your free will], which can show up as a promise, in:02br
00"Promise me 01b00
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