Wanna and gonna are two examples of informal spoken American English. Wanna means 'want to', and gonna means 'going to'. You can hear these phrases in movies, pop music and other forms of entertainment. However, you will not hear these forms in more formal shows such as the news.
These two expressions are not generally used in written English, but in spoken English. Wanna and gonna are examples of reductions.
Reductions are short, commonly used phrases that
are spoken quickly. These reductions tend to be used for function words
such as auxiliary verbs and questions words. It is important to remember that there are important differences in American English and British English
pronunciation. British English also has its own exceptions in
pronunciation. This page focuses only on American English pronunciation
and reductions such as wanna and gonna.
There
are different views on whether students should use this type of
pronunciation. In my opinion, students who live in North America should
at least be familiar with these forms as they will hear them everyday.
If students decide to use this pronunciation, they should remember that
it is appropriate only for informal spoken English and should not be
used (except for texting, perhaps) in written English.
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