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Autor:  adri
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Data:  21/JAN/2005 5:19 PM
Assunto:  Re: I wanna go to da boozer
 
Mensagem:  I never said "wanna" and "gonna" were slangs. But I wouldn't call them substandard English. They are ways to reproduce spoken English. It's ok to use them as long as you're aware that they're inadequate to more formal contexts. Not all foreigners are as naive as to think that the usage of "gonna" and "wanna" shows command of the language. I use them on MSN all the time and it's perfectly adequate to the purpose it serves. It has nothing to do with wanting to sound cool, fluent or proud. People shouldn't be so paranoid about that. Not everything you write is supposed to sound like academic writing. Recent studies show that the language used in chatrooms bears a lot more resemblance to spoken conversation than to actual written language. In short, the usage of gonna, wanna and slangs is harmless "unless circumstance indicates otherwise." =) Regards, Adriana


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 English Made in Brazil -- English, Portuguese, & contrastive linguistics
jewelry  –  sonia  20/JAN/2005, 5:27 PM
Re: jewelry  –  André Oliveira  20/JAN/2005, 5:34 PM
Re: jewelry  –  Dale  20/JAN/2005, 7:05 PM
Re: jewelry  –  Ron  20/JAN/2005, 8:42 PM
gonna/wanna/etc  –  adri  21/JAN/2005, 9:42 AM
Re: gonna/wanna/etc  –  Dale  21/JAN/2005, 3:19 PM
Re: gonna/wanna/etc  –  adri  21/JAN/2005, 4:04 PM
Re: gonna/wanna/etc  –  André Oliveira  21/JAN/2005, 4:37 PM
to andré  –  adri  21/JAN/2005, 5:56 PM
Re: to andré  –  André Oliveira  22/JAN/2005, 7:52 AM
Re: to andré  –  adri  24/JAN/2005, 1:29 PM
Re: jewelry  –  André Oliveira  21/JAN/2005, 10:57 AM
I wanna go to da boozer  –  José Roberto  21/JAN/2005, 12:30 PM
Re: I wanna go to da boozer  –  adri  21/JAN/2005, 3:37 PM
Re: I wanna go to da boozer  –  Dale  21/JAN/2005, 3:50 PM
 Re: I wanna go to da boozer  –  adri  21/JAN/2005, 5:19 PM
Gonna hell if not use going to  –  José Roberto  21/JAN/2005, 7:22 PM
Re: Gonna hell if not use going to  –  adri  24/JAN/2005, 1:32 PM
Re: Gonna hell if not use going to  –  José Roberto  25/JAN/2005, 5:34 PM
Re: Gonna hell if not use going to  –  adri  26/JAN/2005, 1:35 PM

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