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won't work vs doesn't work
1. The shower won't work.
2. The shower doesn't work.
Is there any difference when we are using "won't" and "doesn't" in the above sentences? What does "won't i.e will not " mean in the above context? We usually use "will" for the future.
Thanks for your help!
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Re: won't work vs doesn't work
Both are possible. 'Will/won't' can be used of willingness. John won't tidy his room (He is unwilling to do it, refuses to do it). If we use 'won't work' of an inanimate object, we are perhaps suggesting that that object is displaying stubbornness.
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Re: won't work vs doesn't work

Originally Posted by
5jj
Both are possible. 'Will/won't' can be used of willingness. John won't tidy his room (He is unwilling to do it, refuses to do it). If we use 'won't work' of an inanimate object, we are perhaps suggesting that that object is displaying stubbornness.
Thanks a lot 5jj.
Does "stubbornness" mean 'difficult to move'?
Last edited by Winwin2011; 14-Nov-2012 at 13:57.
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