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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Auxiliary 'be'

We're gonna make tough decisions.
People say what they wanna say.

Is the auxiliary be optional in such informal sentences like the ones above?
  

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In #1, do you mean the word 'are'? It's not optional in standard English. In #2, what 'be' do you mean?

— Clive

  • In #1, do you mean the word 'are'?
  • It's not optional in standard English.
  • In #2, what 'be' do you mean?
  • We say gonna and wanna , but we don't write them like that.
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In #1, do you mean the word 'are'? It's not optional in standard English.
In #2, what 'be' do you mean?

We say gonna and wanna, but we don't write them like that.
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CliveIn #2, what 'be' do you mean?
Yes, it's a wrong example that I've put there. What I wanted to know is whether "gonna" that I've heard in the pub has its shortened 're after the pronoun We optional.
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Correct casual spoken English is We're gonna . . .
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