Contrary to what you seem to think, wouldn't and won't are almost never interchangeable. The simple negative won't is used for future negative actions or for refusals. I won't go to the store tomorrow if …

Aug 29, 2011 · Don't means do not, won't means will not, and wouldn't means would not. I don't want to do X. This per se means you currently don't want to do it; however, for a native speaker, if X is …

Would is a modal verb with several uses, of which one is to express past intention or willingness. As you suggested, in your example, it expresses willingness, or rather, because of the negative n’t, …

Feb 17, 2021 · The first one allows the possibility of considering not expect as a complex predicate, as if someone had mentioned the possibility in prior discourse. The other question doesn't have that …

Wouldn't is indeed short for would not, as in Would you not want… It is simply a rhetorical question, meant to express Of course you want extra protection.

May 27, 2015 · So, although wouldn't and didn't are essentially interchangeable now, I think "wouldn't" in the context above can still imply some sense of "not wanting" to subside; some resistance to …

Sep 29, 2015 · 2 To my ear "I won't" is unconditional. "I wouldn't" implies the possibility of unspoken/implied conditions: I wouldn't ... (if such and such conditions are upheld.) I won't is a step …

4 Today I was talking to one of my friends who couldn't process her application. So she told me the following: I just don't understand. Why wouldn't they process my application? I was only 5 minutes …

Apr 11, 2017 · Wouldn't you know is an idiomatic phrase. It's synonymous with: You wouldn't believe it Phrase (idiomatic) Expresses dismay or annoyance, especially at bad luck or misfortune. Wouldn't …

Jul 6, 2014 · Unfortunately, the example you give in reference to drinking tea is not apt. Would have not vs. would not have can have distinct meanings due to the imposition of a different modal verb than …