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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Mar 3, 2021 · I wouldn't have it any other way. If, instead, we were to emphasize the word "have" I wouldn't have it any other way it could be interpreted as "there is no other way that I can have …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …