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stupid apostrophe things...

Discussion in 'Random Thoughts' started by Oklahoma, May 8, 2004.

  1. Oklahoma

    Oklahoma Member

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    Hey I just noticed something--the contraction of "will not" is "won't", right? That doesn't make any sense. Every other self-respecting contraction just replaces a few letters with an apostrophe. This one changes the "ill" part of "will" to an "o"... Who the hell came up with that idea?
     
  2. bird_migration

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    Halleluja.
     
  3. cerridwen

    cerridwen in stitches

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    :rolleyes: that's just there to fuck with you. :rolleyes:
     
  4. BraveSirRubin

    BraveSirRubin Members

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    It's to keep idiots away from being English majors...
     
  5. daisymae

    daisymae Senior Member

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    It's because "willn't" looks far too silly and doesn't exactly roll off the tongue...

    Besides, if you said "I willn't", nobody would have a clue what you were babbling about.
     
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