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ROGER WU
What does ‘wanna’mean and how can we use it?
Aug 17, 2009 1:46 AM
Answers · 3
People in the US write "wanna" in phone texts, IMs, and other informal communication. It is also used in written dialog, if this is how the character speaks. It is not acceptable in formal spoken or written English.
Other similar slang words:
gonna = going to / will
dunno = don't know
Sample text exchange:
Person A: "You gonna be at the party?"
Person B: "I dunno. Got homework."
August 17, 2009
it seems like wanna can't be used in written English ,just for short in oral English
August 17, 2009
Wanna means want to
"As Nasty As They Wanna Be"
August 17, 2009
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