Mom in High Heels Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Can someone please explain how "won't" is a contraction for "will not?" I tried explaining it to Indy today and he looked at me like I'd grown an extra head. It really makes no sense when compared to other contractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Word Origin & History won't contraction of will not , first recorded mid-15c. as wynnot, later wonnot (1584) before the modern form emerged 1667. See will. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Old English - it will mess you up every time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Word Origin & History Old English - it will mess you up every time... Isn't that the truth? <---Now see, isn't, contraction of is not. THAT makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Word Origin & History won't contraction of will not , first recorded mid-15c. as wynnot, later wonnot (1584) before the modern form emerged 1667. See will. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Old English - it will mess you up every time... I always told my dc it was because willn't is too hard to say. I guess now I have to tell them the truth. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I've just come to the conclusion that the English language is completely crazy. Between homophones, homonyms, contractions that don't make sense, and words that are not spelled phonetically, it's a wonder that any of us can understand each other LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Word Origin & History won't contraction of will not , first recorded mid-15c. as wynnot, later wonnot (1584) before the modern form emerged 1667. See will. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Old English - it will mess you up every time... Love it! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I always told my dc it was because willn't is too hard to say. I guess now I have to tell them the truth. :D :lol: I did too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 My daughter (4 yrs. old) doesn't say "won't". She says "willn't", and she doesn't do it to be silly. That's what she uses. I have no idea where she picked that one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 My little niece says amn't. As in "am not". She is very firm that this is grammatically correct and informs us that it will be in common usage soon enough. :lol::lol: a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 The Right Way to Spell Potato If GH can stand for P as in Hiccough If OUGH stands for O as in Dough If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis If EIGH stands for A as in Neighbour If TTE stands for T as in Gazette If EAU stands for O as in Plateau Then the right way to spell POTATO should be: GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springmama Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 My little niece says amn't. As in "am not". She is very firm that this is grammatically correct and informs us that it will be in common usage soon enough. :lol::lol: a My kids have said this too and the first time I heard it I was so impressed! I think my dd was 3 at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 The Right Way to Spell Potato If GH can stand for P as in Hiccough If OUGH stands for O as in Dough If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis If EIGH stands for A as in Neighbour If TTE stands for T as in Gazette If EAU stands for O as in Plateau Then the right way to spell POTATO should be: GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU ...because this is worth being posted twice... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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