Originally Posted By: Bohemian_Cur
The evolution of our language now seems to be a decay. Why should "gonna" remain in our language? It is lazy! Damn, I am not afraid of being called a stickler, gonna is utterly stupid. It changes a sentence too much:

Is he leaving tomorrow?

Is he gonna leave tomorrow?


you're not gonna wanna know this, but here it is, as a matter of donkamentation, if nothing else.

'gonna' (as well as 'wanna') can be found in several mainstream dictionaries such as AHD4, Compact OED, Cambridge, Encarta, etc. (per onelook.com)

-joe (I'm jus sayin) friday