I don't see any difference, so I know if someone said "I won't do it" or "I want do it"
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Ok. I want to ask the native speakers of British(BBC English and all regional pronunciations)/American/Australian/any other English if there is any difference in the pronunciation of "won't" and "want"
I don't see any difference, so I know if someone said "I won't do it" or "I want do it"
only from context...
I don't see any difference, so I know if someone said "I won't do it" or "I want do it"
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American english, Southeastern dialect.
Won't, pronounced with a long "O" (oh, or wh-[ua334d]oa[/ua334d]) sound.
Want, prounced with a short "A" (ah) sound.
> "I want do it"
Typically, we say "I want [ia334d][ba334d]to[/ba334d][/ia334d] do it". In which case, even if they were pronounced similarly, the two could be distinguished...
Won't, pronounced with a long "O" (oh, or wh-[ua334d]oa[/ua334d]) sound.
Want, prounced with a short "A" (ah) sound.
> "I want do it"
Typically, we say "I want [ia334d][ba334d]to[/ba334d][/ia334d] do it". In which case, even if they were pronounced similarly, the two could be distinguished...
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There is a difference, but trying to write it down is hard, I'll try though.
I suppose "won't" is sort of pronounced 'woant', or w-own-t.
Whereas "want" is 'wont' or one-t.
That probably makes it less clear
In any case 'The Pit' will be along shortly to tell you that "won't" isn't a real word and you must use "will not"
I suppose "won't" is sort of pronounced 'woant', or w-own-t.
Whereas "want" is 'wont' or one-t.
That probably makes it less clear
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[quote81e82="AlieXai"]
> "I want do it"
Typically, we say "I want [i81e82][b81e82]to[/b81e82][/i81e82] do it". In which case, even if they were pronounced similarly, the two could be distinguished...
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You right
...once again I've realized how bad is my English
And thx to all of you for explainig me this thing. I will try to pronounce it correctly...
> "I want do it"
Typically, we say "I want [i81e82][b81e82]to[/b81e82][/i81e82] do it". In which case, even if they were pronounced similarly, the two could be distinguished...
[/quote81e82]
You right
And thx to all of you for explainig me this thing. I will try to pronounce it correctly...
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[quote23379="AlieXai"]
> That probably makes it less clear In any case 'The Pit' will be along
> shortly to tell you that "won't" isn't a real word and you must use "will
> not"
"Won't" is indeed a real word that dates back to the 1600s.
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No, "won't" is a contraction of "will not". "wont" is a word, meaning accustomed to or associated with. Like "I am wont to visiting phpBB forums after breakfast". Completely different meaning.
> That probably makes it less clear In any case 'The Pit' will be along
> shortly to tell you that "won't" isn't a real word and you must use "will
> not"
"Won't" is indeed a real word that dates back to the 1600s.
[/quote23379]
No, "won't" is a contraction of "will not". "wont" is a word, meaning accustomed to or associated with. Like "I am wont to visiting phpBB forums after breakfast". Completely different meaning.
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