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Old 27-Sep-2004, 09:19
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You're welcome. :D

gonna is characteristic of spoken language, notably what's referred to as "fast speech", and other terms. going to is the more preferred for formal written language, but, that's not to say its contracted form gonna is taboo. If gonna is in the dictionary, use it; if gonna is not in the dictionary but representative of a language process, use it but clarify it, e.g., You're gonna (going to) love this Forum. The reason being, it empowers the reader. :D

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