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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the meaning?

sentence : "the planes wanna be in the air."
what is the exact meaning of "wanna" here?
  

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Hi, The sentence is giving the planes a human like characteristic such as being able to want. It's possible there's a name for this kind of usage.

  • Hi, The sentence is giving the planes a human like characteristic such as being able to want.
  • It's possible there's a name for this kind of usage.
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Hi,


The sentence is giving the planes a human like characteristic such as being able to want. It's possible there's a name for this kind of usage.
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please tell me what is the exact meaning of "wanna" here?
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'Wanna' is just a transcription of a common pronunciation of 'want to'.
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'Wanna' means 'Want to' as gonna---go to
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Toms Mathew
'Wanna' means 'Want to' as gonna---go to


"gonna" is actually a contraction of "going to", not of "go to".
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Hi,

Thank you wordy, and I am very sorry...........
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i know that "wanna" means "want to".
i want to know the exact meaning of "want to" in this sentence.
"the planes wanna be in the air"
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Probably 'should be', 'are supposed/scheduled to be'.
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Hi Mr.MM,

I was about to give 'should be' and thanks for the other answers too...........A Personal question....Can I be your friend? I ask here because I don't have any idea how to contact you.

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