Listen up, grammar enthusiasts.
The English language is full of odd quirks.
For the most part, we accept them for what they are and move on.
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Rules are rules, y’all!
), many are truly bizarre.
Take the contraction forwill not, for example.
If it were normal (likecould notandhave not), it would be shortened towilln’tinstead ofwon’t.
You’re not alone if you’re wondering where the logic is in all that.
And, like most grammar-related things, the answer goes back centuries.
The folks atReader’s Digestwere kind enough to break it all down for us.
Eventually, pronunciation evolved fromwooltoweltowolltoool.
A consensus wasn’t reached until the 16th century whenwilultimately becamewill, andwoldbecame ourwould.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is howwon’tfound its way into our modern English language.
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