I am taking some online courses from UCLA so I can get a certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages. Imagine my surprise when I saw a new word in a colleague's post to the class message board: "willn't". Willn't?!?!? I've made some pretty egregious mistakes--a few of them have been on this blog--but I hope and pray that I will never say or write something that remotely resembles "willn't".
As a side note, this grammatically creative individual teaches English in the California public schools. Is it any wonder the ESL programs here are abysmal failures?
Posted by waltondammerung at April 29, 2004 1:11 AMOr even abysmal failures? Sorry, couldn't resist.
Posted by: Peter at April 29, 2004 7:25 AMPeter beat me to it:)
Actually, "willn't" sounds like something we might have said to your brother....
Posted by: Mom at April 29, 2004 1:18 PMJust a random note, but for a few days now, your left hand links have been at the bottom of your blog.
I think it may be due to a rogue "div" tag just underneath the empty "description" span tag near the top of your template:
<span class="description"></span>
</div>
What exactly does "willn't" mean anyway?
Posted by: The Cute at April 29, 2004 4:58 PMTalk about slaughtering the "inglesh"! What in tar hill werze Peter talkin about in hiz 4:03 post? I willn't understandz him and dat langage anywaze possible!!!
Posted by: Dad at April 29, 2004 6:49 PMhaha, you said willn't ...
Posted by: prosp3ct at April 30, 2004 11:15 AMI changed "abismal" to its proper spelling. It's been bothering me. A lot. I don't know why I ever thought that was correct to begin with. Every time I attempt to learn another language, my spelling gets progressively worse. I've had to look up "tomorrow" and almost any other word containing double letters pretty regularly since I learned Spanish, and it's just gone down hill from there. (Of course, my ability to speak Spanish is almost completely gone, but I still can't spell. Go figure.) Oh well. At least I won't need to eat as much for lunch since I've had a couple slices of humble pie. :)
Posted by: Amy at May 2, 2004 3:56 PMCheck out the URL--"willn't" is a word, although very uncommon.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-won1.htm
Posted by: Adam at January 25, 2005 8:38 PMı would like speak english who is now my english not enogh ı m looking for girl friend for speak
Posted by: bülent at June 22, 2005 6:34 AMI would like learn english I started yet if anybody could teach me english I will be hapy thanks for your help
Posted by: BÜLENT BAKİ at June 28, 2005 6:39 AMHello my name is Bülent I m from türkey I live in izmir near the ege sea I m Working in Police Scholl As a Police Constable My english not good but I want learn well if anybody call me from mesenger I will be hapy thanks for your help kiss all of you bye
Posted by: Bülent Baki at June 28, 2005 6:43 AMHello my name is Bülent I m from türkey I live in izmir near the ege sea I m Working in Police Scholl As a Police Constable My english not good but I want learn well if anybody call me from mesenger I will be hapy thanks for your help kiss all of you bye my mesenger bakiboga@hotmail.com
Posted by: Bülent Baki at June 28, 2005 6:48 AMdamn, yo! i ain't never seen no one talk lyk dat befo. i uzid ta tink dat da wurd "willn't wuz a word, homie....go figure! i'mma gonna be learning sum Inglish unto sum chillin's one day.....momma alwayz said dis country need mo niggas TEACHING, not preaching 'bout stupid WURDZ, yo! ...and i rest mi kase...hold on..that be contradicktin' the whole damn blog, man!
Posted by: Jamall at July 8, 2005 9:06 AMHoLLA BACk, YOUNGIN'! OH HOIU! BIG DIRTY SOUTH RULING DIS BITCH!
Posted by: Jamall at July 8, 2005 9:08 AMHoLLA BACk, YOUNGIN'! OH HOIU! BIG DIRTY SOUTH RULING DIS BITCH!
Posted by: Jamall at July 8, 2005 9:08 AMHoLLA BACk, YOUNGIN'! OH HOIU! BIG DIRTY SOUTH RULING DIS BITCH!
Posted by: Jamall at July 8, 2005 9:08 AMHow do you know that your colleague made a mistake? Maybe he was simply making a statement that willn't makes more sense as a contraction than won't. I am aware of the archaic word woll for will, but we never use it any more, so why not make the contraction willn't?
Posted by: Wes at February 22, 2006 8:28 AMmy name's Sabiha.
ı want to learn english
Could you help me?
thank
Posted by: sabiha at March 6, 2006 1:48 PM