Is "gonna" a real word?

McGruff

gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gonna It is in the dictionary. If that makes it a real word, then I guess it is. Mar 25 06, 9:12 PM

wajo	Not acceptable in Scrabble. Mar 25 06, 9:12 PM

kaylofgorons

It's a real sound with a real meaning. It's two words that are somewhat slurred. It depends on what you mean by a real word. Mar 25 06, 9:39 PM

gmackematix

In Shropshire (and possibly elsewhere in the Midlands), there's an old saying along the lines of: "You canna say munna cos that just inna right, and you munna say wunna cos it inna polite". I guess the same applies to "gonna". Generally, any word with recognised meaning is a "real word", but that doesn't mean its use will be accepted in all circumstances. On the whole, "gonna" is a widely accepted contraction in the spoken (depending on whom you are speaking to) or texted English but not very accepted at all in written English. Mar 26 06, 6:45 AM

xfacilitatorx

If it is widely understood and accepted, it then is a word of our language. The majority of words in English are common-usage-bastardizations of other languages. Mar 26 06, 2:42 PM

johnhoward

sorry i should've explained more I meant like a real word in the dictionary. Thanks Mar 26 06, 9:07 PM

xfacilitatorx

1 entry found for gonna. gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gonna http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gonna Mar 27 06, 5:47 AM

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