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Aug 16
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860 - Saturday Short- Wanna, Gonna, Gott...

Michael DiGiacomo Happy English
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Welcome to another Saturday Short, your quick tip for speaking English naturally. Today, let’s talk about three super common words in spoken English:
 
👉 Wanna, Gonna, and Gotta 

Now, you won’t find these in a textbook, but native speakers use them all the time in conversation. Today, we'll see how they work.

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