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[Rusty]

I think Crotalito is confused by your inconsistent usage of the contraction "won't."
What he needs to understand is that "won't" always has an apostrophe.

Soapbox time
The words "were" and "we're" aren't the same, nor are "well" and "we'll." For that matter, "cant" and "can't" are two very different words and so are "wont" and "won't."
We're going. Were you? --Well, we'll see.
The beggar can't cant without a voice. The rooster won't wont to crow without a sunrise.

I'd like to see less misuse of the apostrophe. We shouldn't have to stumble while trying to read actual sentences like these:

Were going to the movies tonight. You get the gift's and Ill get the food. Dont tell me your not going! What more could you wan't?

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by JosephThomas

CrOtALiTo

I realized something reading the replies.
I'll give you examples.

"John said he won't"
John said he will not.

"Wont you do that for me?"
Will you not do that for me?

You use wont when the contraction is broken up.

But you can say, "Won't you do that for me?" "Will not you do that for me?
old english style*
..
I hope.. I would :P


God Bless

God bless you.

Yes I got it.
The wont word and the won't negative of will is the same only as you told, that's the old English only a slang for all us.



Thank to everyone for your prompt answer.

Ill take you in my car, because you wont can arrive to the office early tomorrow.

[Elaina]

Crotalito,

If you are going to use the contraction of will not you always have to use the apostrophe.

wont is not the same as won't

they mean different things.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by Elaina

wont is not the same as won't

Additionally, they are pronounced differently.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Crotalito,

If you are going to use the contraction of will not you always have to use the apostrophe.

wont is not the same as won't

they mean different things.

This has already been mentioned a couple of times.

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Additionally, they are pronounced differently.

This is also an important note.

[CrOtALiTo]

Finding some many answer for this question very complicate for me, because instead of understand the meaning of wont word, I've let more confuse in this moment.

As I told you, I did a little search in the internet in google.ca for be more exactly and I found this meanings, I hope you ca clarify more my questions.

costumbreNFwontNArchaic, literary
hábitoNMwontNArchaic, literary

Are they right?

[Rusty]

Yes, they're correct meanings.

He was wont to arise early on the weekends.
=
He was accustomed to arise early on the weekends.
It was his custom to arise early on the weekends.
Solía madrugar en fines de semana.

[CrOtALiTo]

Yeah I could to understand a little this thread.
I want to write some many instances so y'll can correct me if that is necessary.

The dog has wont to eats for the late afternoon.

I have the wont to pay late my telephone service.

I will grateful to know your opinion.

[Rusty]

The phrasing I gave is exactly what you would use.

subject + 'was wont' + infinitive clause

The dog was wont to eat in the late afternoon.
I was wont to pay my phone bill late.

However, it's much more common to say:
The dog usually ate in the late afternoon.
I usually paid my phone bill late.
-or-
The dog was accustomed to eating in the late afternoon.
I was accustomed to paying my phone bill late.
-or-
The dog customarily ate in the late afternoon.
I customarily paid my phone bill late.
-or-
The dog had the habit of eating in the late afternoon.
I had the habit of paying my phone bill late.
-or-
The dog habitually ate in the late afternoon.
I habitually paid my phone bill late.

[JPablo]

Thank you, Rusty.

Also, Crotalito, this is what Cambridge bilingual dictionary gives,

wont
I. adj form acostumbrado, acostumbrada
to be wont to do something = soler hacer algo
II. n no pl form costumbre f
as is her wont = como suele hacer

Oxford gives,
she is wont to arrive when least expected = suele or acostumbra llegar cuando menos se la espera