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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Pronunciation: "I'm going to" like "imunna"?
I've been noticing that when some people pronounce "I'm going to" (or I'm gonna), they tend to say it like "imunna (something like "I muh-nuh").
For example:
Imunna go to the store.
Imunna go to bed now.
Is that a regional thing, or some sort of slang, or just a common thing to say?
Thank you!
For example:
Imunna go to the store.
Imunna go to bed now.
Is that a regional thing, or some sort of slang, or just a common thing to say?
Thank you!
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Anonymous Is that a regional thing, or some sort of slang, or just a common thing to say? It is an extremely reduced version from casual conversation.
- Anonymous Is that a regional thing, or some sort of slang, or just a common thing to say?
- It is an extremely reduced version from casual conversation.
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AnonymousIs that a regional thing, or some sort of slang, or just a common thing to say?It is an extremely reduced version from casual conversation.
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AnonymousIs that a regional thingPossibly. I knew a woman from the Philadelphia area who claimed that everyone around there said "Ahmunna", as she did. "Imunna" is a less severely distorted variant of the original, and possibly more widespread. I hear both here in California, but only rarely.
CJ
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