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“What if I don’t / won’t recognize him?”
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"Recognize" has a less common meaning that allows "won't", but in the ordinary meaning, it's "don't".
- "Recognize" has a less common meaning that allows "won't", but in the ordinary meaning, it's "don't".
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"Recognize" has a less common meaning that allows "won't", but in the ordinary meaning, it's "don't".
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What if I don't recognize him?
I will help you if you don't recognize him.
0Ann225Are both of the options correct?
Yes, but for a native speaker they are very likely to bring to mind two different definitions of 'recognize', as illustrated below.
What if I don't recognize him?
(What will happen if I don't know by looking at him who he is?)
recognize: to know who the person is or what the thing is
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