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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

New York

I don't know when I'm gonna come to New York but I'll definitely tell you beforehand.

is this sentence correct when I'm talking to a friend in New York.

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I don't know when I'm going to come to New York , but I'll definitely tell you beforehand. 'Come' is the appropriate verb, but 'gonna' is merely a transcription of pronunciation and should be used only when quoting dialogue to create character.

  • I don't know when I'm going to come to New York , but I'll definitely tell you beforehand.
  • 'Come' is the appropriate verb, but 'gonna' is merely a transcription of pronunciation and should be used only when quoting dialogue to create character.
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I don't know when I'm going to come to New York, but I'll definitely tell you beforehand.

'Come' is the appropriate verb, but 'gonna' is merely a transcription of pronunciation and should be used only when quoting dialogue to create character.

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