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Stefano
Wanna and Gonna
Hello, when I look some films the actors use a lot of these words, " Wanna and Gonna". My question is: Is wanna the same thing of want? and Is Gonna the same thing of go?
Thank you
10 set 2017 08:29
Risposte · 5
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Wanna and gonna are contractions for "want to/a" and "going to," respectively. They are informal and usually used in spoken English but not written English.
10 settembre 2017
1
Steven's answer is correct. They are both understandable but very colloquial. You should avoid using them, unless you intend to be very informal e.g. when sending a text message, for the sake of speed.
10 settembre 2017
1
Steven answered the question already. I just want to add that the reason these words exist is because of how quickly native speakers speak the language. It takes more time to slow speech down to fully pronounce "want to" and "going to" than it does to just slur through and say "wanna" and "gonna." The same can apply to "kinda" and "sorta," which are contractions for "kind of" and "sort of" respectively.
Although none of these contractions are considered proper in any standardized versions of English, they're perfectly okay to be used when communicating casually (such as when texting with a friend).
10 settembre 2017
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Stefano
Competenze linguistiche
Inglese, Tedesco, Italiano, Spagnolo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese, Tedesco, Spagnolo
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