Hadar Shemesh explains why people confuse "won't" and "want." The fix: pronounce the "o" as an "o-w" diphthong, so the "w" sound comes through before the final "t."
A lot of times people avoid saying 'won't'—raise your hand if that's you—because it sounds to them like 'want,' W-A-N-T, 'want.' I want something, I won't do it. The secret is to put the W in. In the word 'won't,' we have the long O as in 'go.' In the O as in 'go,' there is a W at the end, 'o-w,' right? If you don't add in that W, 'won't' with or without the T, it's gonna sound like 'want.'
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