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Hi, everybody! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of\xa0SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently

In this episode:

\u2022 I\u2019d like to help you to understand how to use words like\xa0Gonna,\xa0Wanna,\xa0Gotta, and similar.

\u2022 Later, a point of view story to practice your English grammar, and consolidate the information that I\u2019ll be teaching in the first part.

Let\u2019s get started!

Are you confused about how and when to use the words\xa0GONNA,\xa0WANNA, and\xa0GOTTA?

We refer to these kinds of words as contractions.

What\u2019s a contraction?

A contraction is created when two words in a row come together and become one.

For example:

I am=\xa0I\u2019m

It is =\xa0It\u2019s

Do not =\xa0Don\u2019t

Will not=\xa0Won\u2019t

These are some\xa0contractions\xa0which are accepted as\xa0grammatically correct\xa0and are taught in all English courses.

However, in this lesson, I\u2019ll focus on the\xa0informal contractions.\xa0These are\xa0not taught in grammar books\xa0because their use is mostly colloquial.

For example:

If you say\xa0going to\xa0really fast, you can shorten it to\xa0GONNA\xa0by dropping the final sound. If you say\xa0want\xa0to\xa0really fast, it shortens to\xa0WANNA. These are\xa0informal contractions.

You probably noticed that the grammatically correct English we learn in school is not the same as the\xa0colloquial English\xa0in the street.\xa0However, informal contractions\xa0are very common in\xa0colloquial\xa0English.

That\u2019s why\xa0you should familiarize yourself with them. You don\u2019t need to start using them right away. The most important step is to make sure that you\xa0understand how to use these informal contractions.

Many conventional teachers sustain that it\u2019s wrong or inappropriate to use these\xa0colloquial contractions\xa0when speaking English in formal situations.

But let me tell you that words like \u201cgonna,\u201d \u201cwanna,\u201d and \u201cgotta\u201d are perfectly OK to use in all\xa0spoken situations, both formal and informal.

In the US, everyone seems to use \u201cgonna\u201d and \u201cwanna\u201d; even highly educated people use these words several times a day. People in\xa0business\xa0meetings,\xa0professors\xa0giving lectures, everyone.

So, don\u2019t worry. You can also use them, and\xa0you\u2019ll sound just like an American.

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