What is the difference between these two sentences?
1) My daily time with Sandra is something I wouldn't trade for anything.
2) My daily time with Sandra is something I won't trade for anything.
I saw the first sentence when I was reading a book but I expected the second, because I think the speaker in the second sentence is more certain about what he's saying.
Best Answer
I see it less as a matter of certainty and more of a matter of situation.
Your first sentence is dealing with a hypothetical situation.
That means that, even if someone were to offer me two million dollars for my house, I wouldn't accept the offer. No one is making such an offer, but I'm saying that I wouldn't accept it.
The version with "won't" may be talking about something more concrete.
The tone of this sentence makes is sounds like a real offer is either in the works or on the table, and the person is saying they will not accept it.
Going back to your sentences:
Both sentences mean that you value your time with Sarah, but in the second, it sounds like someone is trying to get you to give up that time – perhaps by rearranging your schedule – and you don't plan to budge. But I wouldn't regard the first sentence as "less certain."