Is willn’t a word?

Willn’t is not a word listed in standard dictionaries.

However, it has been used to spell out a contraction of “will not” used in some spoken dialects of English.

For instance, in chapter eight of the novel Shirely by Charlotte Brontë (1849), which is set in Yorkshire, England, the character William Farren says, “I willn’t do’t. I’m not for shedding blood.”

The standard contraction (short form) of “will not” is won’t (this is sometimes misspelled “wont.” However won’t and wont do not mean the same thing).

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How do you spell won’t?

The correct spelling of won’t is with an apostrophe (i.e., “wont” is incorrect). “Won’t” is the contraction (short form) of “will not.”

Won’t and wont are different words with different meanings.

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Is it fazed or phased?

Fazed and phased are commonly confused words (like unfazed and unphased).

Fazed is the past participle or simple past form of the regular verb “faze,” which means “to disturb or upset” (e.g., “The interview questions were difficult but did not faze her at all”).

Phased is the past participle or simple past form of the regular verb “phase,” which means “to carry out in phases” (e.g., “The transition to the new system will be phased over six months”).

However, we normally use the phrasal verbs “phase in” and “phase out” to express the gradual introduction of a change (e.g., “The new system will be phased in slowly/The old system will be phased out slowly”).

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Is it earlier then or than?

The correct phrase is “earlier than” when you mean “earlier in comparison to” (e.g., “Daphne always wakes up earlier than Percy”).

Only use “earlier then” when you mean “earlier at that time” (e.g., “I rarely sleep late during summer because the sun rises earlier then”).

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Is it longer then or than?

The correct phrase is “longer than” when you’re comparing two lengths, as in “Tolkien’s novel The Fellowship of the Ring is longer than The Hobbit.”

Only use “longer then” when you mean “longer at that time” (e.g., “I usually wore braids as a child because my hair was longer then”).

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Is it better then or better than?

The correct phrase is “better than” when you’re making a comparison, as in “Ice cream tastes better than yogurt.” Always use “than” when you mean “in comparison to.”

Only use “better then” when you mean “better at that time” (e.g., “We took photographs in the evening because the light was better then”).

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