"Shall," and "Will": Or, Two Chapters on Future Auxiliary Verbs |
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... tense of the verb " shall " " to be obliged . " In ordinary English " will " is never used with the first person unless a notion of volition , more or less strong , is conveyed by the speaker . On 10 CHAP . I. " SHALL " AND " WILL . "
... tense of the verb " shall " " to be obliged . " In ordinary English " will " is never used with the first person unless a notion of volition , more or less strong , is conveyed by the speaker . On 10 CHAP . I. " SHALL " AND " WILL . "
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... volition inadmissible , and therefore " will " strikes us at once as incorrect because it must stand for the pure future . 66 66 66 The following passage from the same writer is still more illustrative of the rule : " Compel me to ...
... volition inadmissible , and therefore " will " strikes us at once as incorrect because it must stand for the pure future . 66 66 66 The following passage from the same writer is still more illustrative of the rule : " Compel me to ...
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... volition where volition is impossible , and " nobody shall , " & c . , forbids that which the context shows must be desired above all things . It may be supposed that Burke has violated the rule in the following sentence of his ...
... volition where volition is impossible , and " nobody shall , " & c . , forbids that which the context shows must be desired above all things . It may be supposed that Burke has violated the rule in the following sentence of his ...
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... volition . He thinks that I will die " jars upon an English ear , though it would not perhaps produce the same effect in Scotland or America . 66 The reason of this retention of " shall " with the first person appears to be this : -The ...
... volition . He thinks that I will die " jars upon an English ear , though it would not perhaps produce the same effect in Scotland or America . 66 The reason of this retention of " shall " with the first person appears to be this : -The ...
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... volition , as the case may be . Thus I do not think that " shall " is ever employed in defi- nite categorical sentences , whether dependent or independent , with the simple neuter pronoun “ it ” for a subject , unless the speaker ...
... volition , as the case may be . Thus I do not think that " shall " is ever employed in defi- nite categorical sentences , whether dependent or independent , with the simple neuter pronoun “ it ” for a subject , unless the speaker ...
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