Definitions by Zalis
American Spelling
Initiated by Noah Webster in the early 19th century, American Spelling is perhaps the most successful effort ever to make the English language more phonetically written, thus decreasing its unnecessary difficulties for people trying to learn it as a foreign language.
American Spelling by Zalis August 3, 2004
shall
A word which, like whom, has come to be thought of as overly formal and stuffy in American speech. In current use, it indicates a very strong intention or will to do something.
Traditionally, shall is used as an auxilliary to form the future tense for the first person: ("I" and "we")
I shall go
you will go
he/she/it will go
we shall go
they will go
Negative: shall not, contracted as shan't.
Traditionally, shall is used as an auxilliary to form the future tense for the first person: ("I" and "we")
I shall go
you will go
he/she/it will go
we shall go
they will go
Negative: shall not, contracted as shan't.
pronoun
1) A noun that has lost its amateur status.
2) A word that replaces a common or proper noun. Pronouns can fall into sub-categories: subject, object, relative, prepositional, interrogative, reflexive, and demonstrative.
2) A word that replaces a common or proper noun. Pronouns can fall into sub-categories: subject, object, relative, prepositional, interrogative, reflexive, and demonstrative.
This is a demonstrative pronoun.
minuteman
Term for a volunteer soldier in the American Revolution, who were supposed to be ready to fight against the British at a minute's notice. These were often nothing more than farmers that happened to have a gun or two lying around.