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Bball1 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

wanna/wanted

What's the difference here: If you really wanna help us you would leave.

VS If you really want to help us you would leave.

Are both the same and OK?

Shouldn't it be: If you really want to help us you will leave.
  

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I think, wanna and want to is similar. Wanna is for informal conversation

— Fdhlhmh

  • I think, wanna and want to is similar.
  • Wanna is for informal conversation
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I think, wanna and want to is similar. Wanna is for informal conversation
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fdhlhmh I think, wanna and want to is similar. Wanna is for informal conversation You need a full stop here.
Wanna is not suitable for writing, unless it is in a quote.
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If you really want to help us, you should leave.

You should leave if you really want to help us.
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Could a teacher or native speaker chime in? Thanks!
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Want to is the correct form. Wanna is not standard English. It is a representation of how want to often sounds when spoken aloud in everyday conversation. You should not use wanna in writing, unless you are trying to represent the way someone pronounced the word.
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Wanna is not suitable for writing, unless it is in a quote.

In most cases, "Wanna" is not even acceptable in a quote.

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