So, Is "Gonna" An Acceptable Word Now For All Talking Heads?

[stopbush]

Along with "ta-night?"

It bothers me...

[tridim]

1. Well it is a word

And a very popular word at that.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gonna

American Heritage Dictionary
gon·na
Informal
Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today.

[stopbush]

2. Your dictionary is better than mine.

Merriam's Online didn't list it as a word:

The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search box to the right.

Suggestions for gonna:
1. gooney
2. Guayana
3. Guiana
4. Guinea

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/gonna

[Bucky]

3. Another enemy of the evolution of language.

Fer shizzle it's a word. Embracify progress, dog.

[High Plains]

4. Yep, it's gonna happen.

I wouldn'ta wanted that, but that seems to be the way the language is goin'.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

5. Nothing Wrong With Gonna. Never Thought I'd See Someone Upset By It LOL

To each their own I guess. :)

[orleans]

7. i remember getting into it w/an english professor when i was

writing dialog. i was told it wasn't proper. i kept saying i was trying to write "natural" dialog and in character--and in the casual/laid back scenes i was working on the word "gonna" was the natural/normal word usage--not the more formal "going to". (sorry--boring story)

[Moochy]

6. I saw an error message today at work

"You gotta go to page 5 before completing task XYZ"

I'm impressed that the offshore team took the trouble to add the full "YOU" instead of just using "U"

The language will change despite everyone's best efforts to preserve it.