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you shan't have my king quite yet
When one's king is checked in chess, he says to his opponent "you shan't have my king quite yet". Does he mean "I won't let you check and mate my king, it is too soon yet"?
29 nov. 2016 08:49
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I should have specified it is outdated in AmE.
It would be helpful questioners specified AmE or BE or both.
29 november 2016
I still commonly use 'shan't' today, and so do many other people that I know.
29 november 2016
This is 17th century English. You wouldn't express this thought this way today.
'Shan't' will get you some odd looks.
29 november 2016
Shan't is an abbreviation of shall not.
29 november 2016
Hi, yes, that's exactly what they mean, that they won't let you take the king so soon.
Hope this helps
29 november 2016
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