Will and would to talk about habits

The version with "will" can, but doesn't necessarily, show that the speaker is irritated by the habit, or finds the habit unusual. In speech, the "will" that denotes irritation or mild bemusement has a rising intonation.

As CJ says, the "will" version is used where you want to suggest continuation of the habit; while the "would" version seems usually to signify a past habit. (Hence its use in obituaries, memoirs, etc.)

MrP

<The version with "will" can, but doesn't necessarily, show that the speaker is irritated by the habit, or finds the habit unusual. In speech, the "will" that denotes irritation or mild bemusement has a rising intonation.>

Not always.

CalifJim wrote:

I would say that that is quite a difference. I see. My idea of "quite a difference" is more like saying  We have a pet iguana when you mean My ugly sister sneezed on Mum's prune Danish.  CJ

<<Without the will the statement is more neutral with respect to such implied predictions.>>

There's the rub. You are thinking about semantic meaning. I was thinking of pragmatic meaning (illocutionary acts) . In BE, the "will" version is best if one wants to express (non-neutrally) persistence  and doesn't want to add extra context. It's clear all by itself whether written or spoken. So, to me, that is quite a difference.

The pragmatic content (speech act) of the "will" sentence is clearly "critism" of some kind. The non-will sentence doesn't carry that content unless contextualised.