English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
WON’T or WONT?
I ~wont~ come tomorrow (nonstandard).
I *won’t* come tomorrow (standard).
“Won’t” is the short form of ‘will not”.
She arrived late again as is her ~won’t~ (nonstandard).
She arrived late as is her *wont* (standard).
“Wont” is used to say “in the way someone does”.
The boy is ~wont to reading~ always (nonstandard).
The boy is *wont to read* always (standard). If
someone is wont to do something, they often or regularly do it. Note that when used this way, wont is followed by “to do” verb, not “doing”.
GAB
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