Send us a textIn this episode I describe a little bit about why we pronounce phrases such as "going to", "need to", "want to", "have to" and "got to" as "gonna", "needa", "wanna", "havda" and "gotta".Here are some of the phrases for reference while you listen!I want to go to the beachI wanta go to the beachI wanna go detha beachI’m going to go to the beachI’m goin’ ta go to the beachI’m gonna go detha beachI need to go to the beachI need ta go to the beachI needa go detha beachI’ve got to go to the beachI’ve got ta go to the beachI’ve godda go detha beachI have to go to the beachI have ta go to the beachI havda go detha beachWhere are you going?Where are ya goin’?Where’re ya goin’Where ya goin’?I’m going to the beachI’m going ta the beachI’m goin’ detha beach
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