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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Won't

She won't pay the bills.
He won't do homework.

Are all these refusals? Can they also mean something like "She's not going to pay the bills." and "He's not going to do homework."?
  

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Yes to both questions.

  • Yes to both questions.
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Yes to both questions.
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Will context tell me the difference?
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whatchadoinWill context tell me the difference?
Hopefully!

(He won't do his homework.)

The simple present can describe a single particular incident, or it can describe what we call "habitual behavior."
He bites his nails.

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