"At the time of the Brexit vote the fact that the economy didn’t immediately collapse was argued as proof that leaving the EU was painless. We now know that it wan’t painless, to the extent that households are already £900 a year worse off, and Brexit has not even happened as yet." (Sir Vince Cable.)
Does "it wan’t painless" stand for "it won't be painless"?
wan’t is a typo. The writer meant to type wasnt. Clive
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