Does the word wanna exist?

Wanna is used in written English to represent the words 'want to' when they are pronounced informally. I wanna be married to you.
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Is wanna a correct word?

Wanna is the contraction of “Want to.” For example, in “correct” English we would write: “I want to know!” But in everyday, real spoken English, we would often say: “I wanna know!”
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Is there a word called Wanna?

Gotta, gonna, and wanna are common informal words used in writing to represent rapid speech.
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Do people still say wanna?

Wanna and gonna are frequently used in speech in informal colloquial English, particularly American English, instead of want to and going to. You will also see them used in writing in quotes of direct speech to show the conversational pronunciation of want to and going to.
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When did wanna become a word?

representing the casual pronunciation of 'want to', by 1896.
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the desire to simply not exist



Is Wanna in the Oxford dictionary?

My first port of call for exploring acceptability of words is always the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). In the OED, 'gonna', 'wanna' and 'cos' are tagged as 'colloquial' and 'informal', although usage of these reductions is not new.
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Is wanna a Scrabble word?

WANNA is a valid scrabble word.
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Is Gonna real word?

Definition of gonna

—used for "going to" in informal speech and in representations of such speech "It's not gonna be easy.""They're gonna get married in July.""I felt like something bad was gonna happen."
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Is gotta correct?

'I gotta' is grammatically incorrect. It is more of a spoken form. If you want to say this with proper grammar, the equivalent would be, 'I have got to' or 'I've got to'. In the spoken form, 'got to' is shortened to 'gotta' and the word 'have' is dropped.
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What is another word for wanna?

In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wanna, like: wanna-be, gotta, gonna, cant, ya, wana, c-mon, aint and couldnt.
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Is wanna a word Reddit?

Wanna is not a word in English! : r/badlinguistics.
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What is the full form of wanna?

short form of "want to" or "want a": [ + infinitive without to ] Do you wanna go now? I wanna hamburger, Mom.
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Is Gonna slang?

They are not exactly slang, but they are a little like slang. For example, "gonna" is a short form of "going to". If you say going to very fast, without carefully pronouncing each word, it can sound like gonna. Please remember that these are informal contractions.
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Is Ain't a real word?

The word ain't is considered by many to be incorrect or "bad" English but it is common in the very informal speech of some people. It can be used to mean am not, are not, is not, have not, and has not. Below are some examples of each meaning. I ain't going.
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Is Ganna a word?

No, ganna is not in the scrabble dictionary.
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What does Got ya mean?

Slang for I got you which means I understand.
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What does dunno mean in British slang?

dunno in British English

(dʌˈnəʊ , dʊ- , də- ) slang. contraction of. (I) do not know.
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Why are you so cute meaning?

'Why are you so cute' is just asking why they're cute and 'Why you are so cute' is more to use it to list the following reasons why the person is cute.
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Is kinda a Scrabble word?

No, kinda is not in the scrabble dictionary.
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Is Wan a scrabble word?

Yes, wan is in the scrabble dictionary.
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How do you use the word want in a sentence?

"I wanna search for a job." "I wanna order some food." "I wanna marry her." "I wanna listen to that song."
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Is YEET a word?

Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown.
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Is it gon or Gon?

yes, correct. It's American thingy, hood version. All contractions simply accommodate a speaker for a concise, smooth, quick sentence. But in simple conversation, it's really redundant "gon'".
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Is all Y all proper English?

The only right way to spell the contraction of "you" and "all" is "y'all." "Ya'll" is incorrect and a misspelling of the word, so don't use it. When you think about it, though, "y'all" makes the most sense for how this contraction should be correctly spelled.
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