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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Won't and wouldn't
What's the difference between these two? One is the polite form but is there a more technical explanation? Thanks.
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Both words have several uses, in some of which they are unrelated. Could you be more specific about the context in which you wish to compare them?
- Both words have several uses, in some of which they are unrelated.
- Could you be more specific about the context in which you wish to compare them?
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Both words have several uses, in some of which they are unrelated. Could you be more specific about the context in which you wish to compare them?
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pleasehelpI won't do that to you.I won't do that to you (in the future, soon, now)
I wouldn't do that to you.
I wouldn't do that to you (no matter what, in any case, if I ever could or had to)
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'I won't do that to you' is the same as 'I will not do that to you' ie the future tense of 'I am doing that to you'. It is a statement. Something definite.
'I wouldn't do that to you' is the conditional tense meaning that you do not have the intention of doing something provided that nothing else happens to make it necessary that you DO do [it] to them.
'I wouldn't do that to you' is the conditional tense meaning that you do not have the intention of doing something provided that nothing else happens to make it necessary that you DO do [it] to them.
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