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11-22-2008, 09:58 AM
Tanksmasher
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"proper way to pronounce is wont like wonton soup. It's a very properenglish word that is rarely used except in written form. So one will probably hear it often. Most people especially high school students these days wouldn't know how to use it properly. I even have a hard time know when it is proper at times and tend to use it in writing." --PhilDpino
Okay, I taught college English for 3 1/2 years, so let me put this to rest. Its usage here means "accustomed to." In other words, "even they are [accustomed] to forget that..." The phrase "wont to forget" is uncommon but not rare. I'm uncertain from the context of the sentence what meaning Hama intended. But if the contraction "won't" was the intended word and the apostrophe was inadvertently omitted, then the sentence should have read "even they won't forget that..." but that changes the meaning completely. It would mean that although Snakey has been "sheathed" or tamed in a sense, the Joes won't forget how dangerous he is. However, using "wont," meaning "even they are [accustomed] to forget that," then Hama is saying that even the Joes might be foolish enough to forget how wildly dangerous he is even in the constraints of military life.
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