[Grammar] if all of it will not fit at the end of a line

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To me, 'will' does not indicate futurity, so the rule doesn't apply. "If the words won't fit ..." means "If the words don't fit ...".

Compare: "I keep trying, but the car just won't start." That is not a statement about the future, but about the recent past and present.


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"If the words won't fit ..."is not a statement about the future, but about the present.

Am I right?
 
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