Sha'n't
Pronunciation
- RP IPA: /ʃɑËnt/
Full definition of sha'n't
Contraction
- 1697, Vanbrugh, w, Bellinda ... Nay you Å¿ha'n't go one Å¿tep out of the room.
... Lady Brute Pray give me leave.
Lady Fancyfull You know I won't.
Lady B. Indeed I muſt.
Lady Fanc. Indeed you Å¿ha'n't.
Lady B. Indeed I will.
Lady Fanc. Indeed you Å¿ha'n't.
Lady B. Indeed I will.
Lady Fanc. Indeed you ſha'n't. Indeed Indeed Indeed you ſha'n't. (Exit Lady Fanc. running. They follow. - 1922, Rex Ellingwood Beach, Flowing Gold Chapter chapter XXIV, That's not a threat, sir, for they have played fair with me, and I sha'n't sacrifice a penny of their money—unless they force me to do so. But—I'm in control. I'm sitting pretty. They can't unseat me, and I warn them not to try.
Further reading
- World Wide Words|entry=Sha’n’t versus shan’t|url=qa/qa-sha3|date_created=26 May 2001