Timeline for Have you ever said "muna" instead of "gonna"?
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| Jul 13, 2016 at 3:01 | comment | added | Sam K | @stangdon I will grant you that it does sound somewhat like "muna" in the president's speech. However, if you listen closely, you do hear the "I" in "I'm" and the "g" in "gonna." I feel as though "muna" is actually a misrepresentation by those who aren't used to hearing English speakers talk. The blame is also partially on English speakers, as we tend to lose articulation in familiar phrases like "I'm going to", which ends up sounding like "muna" to non-native English speakers, and "I'm gonna" to native speakers. (Sidenote, the president isn't the end-all-be-all in pronunciation :/ ) | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 2:30 | comment | added | Leo | I would guess that most Americans (if not all) have heard of this but it just doesn't register when they see it written. | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 2:27 | comment | added | The Photon | I'm'nna would be much more common in varieties of English I run into regularly. But it could sound like 'munna in some cases where the I get's de-emphasized. | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 2:26 | comment | added | stangdon | @SamK - It might be that you've heard it and you just don't realize because you don't think of it that way: you hear it and think of it as "I'm gonna". After all, even the President says it. | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 2:02 | history | edited | Alan Carmack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 13, 2016 at 1:28 | comment | added | Sam K | I've never heard "muna" actually used, and I'm an actual native English speaker. I don't think this is really that valid, at least in most areas... | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 1:14 | history | edited | Alan Carmack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 13, 2016 at 1:08 | history | answered | Alan Carmack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |