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In the above sentences, shall might be replaced by will without change of intended meaning, although the form with will could also be interpreted as a plain statement about the expected future. The use of shall is often associated with formality and/or seriousness, in addition to the coloring of the meaning.
couldn’t: could not couldn’t’ve: could not have cuppa: cup of daren’t: dare not / dared not daresn’t: dare not dasn’t: dare not didn’t: did not doesn't: does not don’t: do not / does not [4] dunno (informal) do not know / don't know d’ye (informal) do you / did you d’ya (informal) do you / did you e’en (poetic) even e’er ...
The first English grammar, Bref Grammar for English by William Bullokar, published in 1586, does not use the term "auxiliary" but says: All other verbs are called verbs-neuters-un-perfect because they require the infinitive mood of another verb to express their signification of meaning perfectly: and be these, may, can, might or mought, could, would, should, must, ought, and sometimes, will ...
As for whether y'all'dn't've is a real contraction, the closest thing I've heard to it is the slurring of "You wouldn't've" at the beginning of a sentence. I think y'all'dn't've would make no sense if spoken as it lacks the wou sound, and so ends up sounding like ya'll didn't've which is not a valid contraction. "Didn't have" works, but "didn't ...
The massive embezzlement by ex-CEO Shan Hanes in a series of wire transfers over just eight weeks last year led to the collapse and FDIC takeover of Heartland Tri-State Bank in Elkhart, one of ...
The sentence can be read as "Reginam occidere nolite, timere bonum est, si omnes consentiunt, ego non. Contradico. " ("don't kill the Queen, it is good to be afraid, even if all agree I do not. I object."), or the opposite meaning " Reginam occidere nolite timere, bonum est; si omnes consentiunt ego non contradico.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t “a worthy president” because of her word-salad skills and policy flip-flopping — suggesting she can’t even “put together ...
Prototypical conditional sentences in English are those of the form "If X, then Y". The clause X is referred to as the antecedent (or protasis ), while the clause Y is called the consequent (or apodosis ).