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28 January
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If I say "I wont drink beer" does this mean forever?
If I say "I wont drink beer" does this mean forever?
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- English (US)
No. Depending on the context, it could mean for the moment, the night, the week, or possibly for a longer period of time. If you want it for forever, you would say “I will never drink beer” or “I’ll never drink beer again”.
- Filipino
@ethanb037 If your father doesnt let your drink beer which sentence would you use? I wont drink beer or I cant drink beer? or either of these is correct?
- English (US)
@Jabeeee “I won’t drink beer” means it is a personal choice most likely. If your father won’t let you, use “I can’t drink beer”.
You could also say, “I won’t drink beer because I am not allowed”, and that would be ok, but ‘can’t’ makes more sense here.
- Filipino
@ethanb037 as long as you can phisically do it then saying Will or Wont would be correct?
- English (US)
@Jabeeee I think it depends on the context. Won’t means more you can physically do it. If you say can’t, then it means you probably have more circumstances that make it harder for you to do so.
- Filipino
@ethanb037 Last one boss, When you say You cant
does that mean you would? or it could also be that you wouldnt?
does that mean you would? or it could also be that you wouldnt?
- English (US)
@Jabeeee When you say “I can’t”, it either means that you are physically unable to (such as, illness, etc.) or you aren’t allowed to.
If you say “I won’t”, it’s most often that you are able to but you choose yourself not to.
- Filipino
@ethanb037 I mean if you say "You cant"
does that mean If you could you would? or you wouldnt? could be both?
does that mean If you could you would? or you wouldnt? could be both?
- English (US)
@Jabeeee It could mean you would, could be both.
For example:
“I want to drink alcohol, but I can’t because my father won’t let me.” <- if you would.
“I can’t drink alcohol because of an illness, but I don’t like it anyway.” <- if you wouldn’t.
“I can’t drink alcohol because it’s bad for me.” <- this one is awkward, and not often used, because can most often means ABLE to. So I wouldn’t say this.
- Filipino
@ethanb037 Oh I get it now thank uuuu 😍
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