I've bought a radio. _______.
1. But it doesn't work.
2. But it won't work.
Which one sounds better?
2006-11-05 14:04:38 · 31 answers · asked by lI k 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
#1
2006-11-05 14:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by intoxicatedturtle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number 1
2006-11-05 22:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by Gwynnyth the forest wench 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But it doesn't work sounds better to me.
Saying the radio won't work kind of gives it a life of it's own.
Like the radio will not play country music but it will play rock.
It's a picky radio.
2006-11-05 22:09:01 · answer #3 · answered by ecp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't work. To say it won't work is to append a personification to the radio. The radio is not a person who refuses to work; instead, the radio is an object that you bought and doesn't work!
2006-11-05 22:08:15 · answer #4 · answered by zphiv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.
2006-11-05 22:07:12 · answer #5 · answered by sandiemay01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. But it doesn't work -- sounds better
you use "But it won't work" usually when you try to get it to operate but it still won't work. using "But it doesn't work" is more appropriate since you're describing the condition of the radio after purchasing it.
2006-11-05 22:09:48 · answer #6 · answered by Ricky the Kid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought a radio and it does not work.
2006-11-05 22:13:21 · answer #7 · answered by K.C. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1
2006-11-06 01:42:58 · answer #8 · answered by Daiquiri Dream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive? number 2 sounds better for some reason.
2006-11-05 22:06:33 · answer #9 · answered by winterblues 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say doesn't. The word won't implies a conscious action not to complete the necessary task, and radios don't think.
2006-11-05 22:15:44 · answer #10 · answered by MegW12 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋