I already ate vs I have already eaten

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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oups, I didn’t know that. thanks for bringing it up for me.

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Don’t write ‘wanna’ either. The term is ‘want to’.

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That means we should also write “do not” instead of “don’t”?

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No, it doesn’t mean that. One has nothing to do with the other.
‘Don’t’ is a grammatically correct contraction.

There is no legitimate written contraction for ‘want to’. ‘Wanna’ is merely slovenly speech, and is only grammatically acceptable in writing in pop songs (which are infamous for poor grammar anyway).

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:slight_smile: Thank you. I’ll pay more attention in the future, even though I’m used writing like that XD msn, facebook etc

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I think , wanna and gonna are so common in the USA thesedays.

I am going to … = I gonna !!! my teacher sometimes said something like ONNA! :smiley:

Do you agree ?

Ramin

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^
I’ve also heard “imma” (I’m going to)
I’m using short forms like “wanna” and “gonna” even I’m not from USA, but also because i use written English only occasionally, and in informal situations.

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All the more reason to avoid them then!
Get used to using the correct grammar, or when you find yourselves in more formal situations, you will use the incorrect forms.

You are doing yourselves a disservice by appearing to not know the correct terms.

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True, true.
I am hundred percent agree. However, it would be hard to communicate with teenagers by then. Especially you can not find any teenage who speak English formally.

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I can find teenagers who speak grammatically correct English at least 99% of the time, Ramin. :slight_smile:

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Ramin, please note that the word ‘agree’ is a verb not an adjective. So you can’t say “I’m agree”.[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC listening, photographs: Three women[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Perhaps, your students… :smiley:

Anyway, I agree with you. First of all we should learn English correctly then we can switch to slangs and…
best regards,
Ramin

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That’s true. By the way, ‘slang’ is uncountable.[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC listening, photographs: A busy street scene[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Hey,
Thanks for your comments. I really appreciate. By the way, it is hard to talk English correctly when you used to speak in a wrong way for while. This is my main reason that I think usage of SLANG before learning correct way of speaking is not good.

So can I say? :
1- I agree with you
2- I do agree with you
3- I did agree with you but I changed my mined
4- I was agree with you but not anymore

Best regards,
Ramin

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TOEIC listening, photographs: The lone climber[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Thanks a lot. Sorry for missing the periods. I know it is very important to notice all part of writing as well as punctuation. Your comment helps me to put punctuation in my consideration. I hope one day I can have all points in my mind at same time.
Best regards,
Ramin

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haha, ooh, come on guys. This is not the main point.
What you had to say, you have already said it.
Now we all know what is formal and what informal.
The contex, and decide when or how to use it, depend of each person.
But I agree with something, If you get used to Informal, you’ll use it more.