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Sorcha
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Need some help...
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Hi, Can you help me understanding the structure used in this sentence? "...everyone knows she�s WON�T be talking about her pregnancy" I can understand the meaning but I �m not sure about the word which replaces the �s. Thanks. Sorcha |
13 Mar 2012
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anitarobi
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Are you sure about the �s? - because I honestly don �t think it has any business being in that sentence... |
13 Mar 2012
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mariec
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Everyone knows that she isn�t going to be talking about her pregnany.
or, Everyone knows that she won�t be talking about her pregnancy.
I agree with anitarobi, there�s no way you can use �s before won�t. |
13 Mar 2012
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Sorcha
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Thank you both. But I came across it in a CPE book and on the internet and in both sentences the meaning was the same so I felt the need to clarify. Thanks again. |
13 Mar 2012
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cunliffe
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What about �Everyone knows she �s wont to talking about her pregnancy � - this means she �s inclined to talk about it, will be talking about it all the time. |
13 Mar 2012
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Sorcha
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That would be a possibility but these are the sentences I saw: 1) At the moment, she �s won �t agree to our plans, but I think she �ll change her mind. 2) In fact Sienna has decided to tell Vogue that she won�t be talking about her pregnancy just to make sure that everyone knows she�s WON�T be talking about her pregnancy.
3)Tottenham �s hat-trick hero Gareth Bale insists he �s won �t leave White Hart
Lane
Thanks.
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13 Mar 2012
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cunliffe
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�won �t � is an abbreviation for �will not � and �wont � means �accustomed to � �will habitually do �.
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13 Mar 2012
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Sorcha
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cunlife, what about the �s before won �t? |
13 Mar 2012
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ueslteacher
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this is just odd... this is the first time I see the �s thing with won �t. Sophia |
13 Mar 2012
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MoodyMoody
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It sounds like poor proofreading to me. I agree with everyone else: "she �s" doesn �t belong in front of won �t. "She �s not going to talk about her pregnancy" is as close as you can get and be grammatically correct.
I am always so disappointed when I see so-called professional writers and editors making stupid mistakes like that. We expect our students (and sometimes friends and family members) to make dumb mistakes, but paid writers and editors should know better. |
13 Mar 2012
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