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Re: "shall" and "will" for 18th century readers: interchangeable?

Bokeh wrote:Hi Teleostomi,According to "Everyday Grammar - Oxford - ISBN 0-19-280116-3":will/shallSometimes it is not clear whether one should use "shall" or "will".The rule of traditional grammar is as follows: Normally use "shall" with "I" and "we". Use will with all other persons. Reverse...

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Re: "shall" and "will" for 18th century readers: interchangeable?

Hi Teleostomi,According to "Everyday Grammar - Oxford - ISBN 0-19-280116-3":will/shallSometimes it is not clear whether one should use "shall" or "will".The rule of traditional grammar is as follows:Normally use "shall" with "I" and "we". Use will with all other persons.Reverse this for emphasis,...

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Re: Had he a dog? vs. Did he have a dog?

In that case, they have earned the title of distinguished by imitating British usage. I am well aware that the sample sentence is not a question and what the meaning is, and though my concentration often lapses, I don't believe it has done so on this particular occasion. Modern American...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 133 days ago American English Verbs Auxiliaries British English Sample

< Milky wrote: I have agreed that certain BE speaking individuals do not follow the must subjective/have to objective line and that their use may be either regional, idiolectic, or influenced by AE use. This is like saying "All swans are white, except the ones that...

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Milky wrote: I have agreed that certain BE speaking individuals do not follow the must subjective/have to objective line and that their use may be either regional, idiolectic, or influenced by AE use. This is like saying "All swans are white, except the ones that are black. Nonetheless, all...

ESL Linguistics Discussion Forum by MrPedantic 1 yr 290 days ago Auxiliaries Modals Negatives Expressions British English
Re: had have had

Mister Micawber wrote:I see no grammatical form or semantic meaning in had have had, I don't dispute you, but that doesn't mean there isn't one. And I can infer semantic meaning. Presumably that's because I'm used to hearing both versions, and I distinguish between them automatically. ...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Firefly 2 yr 147 days ago Regards American English Grammar Tenses Auxiliaries British English Semantic meanings
Re: I have a book / I have got a book (differences)

Hi, Pieanne, The first two are easy. The same ideas presented for the affirmative forms I've got a book. / I have a book. apply to the negative forms I haven't got a book. / I don't have a book. The third is even easier. In British English, but not in American, "have" used as a...

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Re: Difference between American and British English

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...

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"To have" in the interrogative and negative forms

1) "I have a pen." 2) "I have my good reasons for that." 3) "I have to go there." I'm often in doubt about how to put in the interrogative and negative forms the verb "to have". The easiest case is when "to have" is used as an auxiliary verb: "I have (I've) gone to Paris" > "Have you gone to...

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"To have" in the interrogative and negative forms