wouldn't vs Couldn't

Both "wouldn't" and "couldn't" are correct English contractions, but they are used in different contexts. "Wouldn't" is the contraction of "would not" and is used to express a refusal or a future possibility. On the other hand, "couldn't" is the contraction of "could not" and is used to express inability or impossibility.

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wouldn't

This is a correct English contraction of "would not".

Use "wouldn't" when you want to express a refusal or a future possibility.

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Isabel wouldn't risk airport security.
Old friend, but wouldn't get specific.
You... You wouldn't consider it a crime.
My mom signed me out of school early, so she wouldn't have to pick me up she wouldn't be late for the Christmas party.
Someone who wouldn't ask questions, wouldn't suspect.
No, I wouldn't have passed it up. I just wouldn't have allowed you and your amazing waterfall armpits near the camera.
You promised you wouldn't go there.
Cabbie filed, wouldn't testify.
Because public opinion wouldn't allow spending on space exploration.
A real priest wouldn't change.
I wouldn't do it if...
He wouldn't broadcast his methods.
I wouldn't believe your dying breath.
The endgame wouldn't commence for decades.
See, I knew you wouldn't.
Gymnastics wouldn't feed my baby.
A chauffeur-and-princess romance wouldn't get anywhere.
They wouldn't fight each other.
I wouldn't touch it, though.
A pro wouldn't chance it.

Couldn't

This is a correct English contraction of "could not".

Use "couldn't" when you want to express inability or impossibility.

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Couldn't approach's about martin odum.
Couldn't miss your send-off... seeing as how...
Couldn't risk spoiling the great experiment.
Couldn't look at me without tears.
Couldn't tell exactly where they were.
Couldn't go down like a man.
Couldn't be some place like Acapulco.
Couldn't get close enough to do it himself.
Couldn't always stop them in Kabul.
Couldn't wait to do this with her.
Couldn't let you get shot, Traven.
Got a paper due. Couldn't get away.
Couldn't live with the loss of her boyfriend.
Couldn't do another night at home talking about my feelings.
Couldn't talk to you before her.
Couldn't pass through sunny Cal without looking up old Ripper.
Couldn't hear it. Couldn't smell it.
Couldn't get a better flight.
Couldn't risk their curses causing us problems.
Couldn't get a real job?

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