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Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny
Kids in the USA (8 to 10 years old) have probably NEVER heard the word "shan't". They would understand "shall not", though that would also fall strangely on their ears.
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Thanks. In my school days we were taught that if you saw someone in a river shouting "I shall drown!", you'd jump in and rescue him, but if he shouted "I will drown!" you'd let him get on with it, because it meant that he wanted to do it
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