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[svetlana14]

Dear all,

Please explain to me why the guy on the video below drops "to" in an episode where he is saying: "I'm going to do a... ". Thank you.


https://youtu.be/LruD-pntoBE?t=6

 

[teechar]

He doesn't drop it as such. He uses the ubiquitous "gonna" (which is derived from "going" + "to") instead.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gonna