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[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Not to sound like a boommer but I really dislike "finna" like how much do you need to shorten a term like finally gonna

[-] d00ery@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

😲 I thought it was slang for "fixing"!

As in "Fixing to do x, y, z" which in my mind meant "I am preparing to do x, y, z"

[-] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

That's correct

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Fixing to? is that some texas thing

[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Who the hell says “fixing to” over “going to” though? Seems like a small minority group trying to sound more important than they are, idk.

[-] ArcticAmphibian@lemmus.org 8 points 11 months ago

It shows up in US Southeastern slang quite a bit. Usually it's a bit stronger than 'going to,' ex. "I'm fixing to give him a piece of my mind." 'Fixings' is also slang for side dishes here.

[-] flicker@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

As a Southern gal myself, I got whiplash from the implication that people sayin "fixin" are trying to sound important.

I promise, among those of us who say that kinda thing, it's seen as a mark of ignorance and bein low class in general. The idea that a hillbilly accent can seem "important" is banana sandwiches to me.

[-] bitwaba@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I wouldn't say it's trying to sound important as much as it is trying to sound serious / no bullshit tone: "I'm fixin' to whop yo ass", or as a response to your boss bitching at you to do something: "yeah yeah I'm fixin' to"

[-] d00ery@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I have no idea! I'm neither young or American 🤣

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

It's dialectic -- there's lot's of them in the US, but this one afk belongs to Black American English, and is shortened from "fixin' to." Personally, I think it's cool to see so many variations of English. The language is definitely not static; it is changing all the time!

[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

"finna" has been around since the 90s, I just listened to a tupac song where they were saying that

[-] kibiz0r@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Short form of “fixin to” (pronounced “fixin tuh”)

Usually implies “I’m” fixing to. Often said without much emphasis, as it’s just introducing the important part of the phrase. I think it’s actually a pretty neat way to keep the emphasis where it needs to be.

“Finna get outta here” uses 3/4 of the phrase to convey the important action of “leaving”

vs. “I’m fixing to get out of here” uses 1/2 of the phrase on useless info that “I” am the one doing the leaving and that it hasn’t happened yet but is about to.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Finally gonna is already a slang shortening of "I am finally going to...". Or even better, "I will finally...".

These terms used to bother me too, until I just full-on embraced them. Now I use them both ironically, and unironically, just never at work. They're really good for text messaging because of their brevity. They combine multiple words into a single short word.

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

That's what I mean gonna is already shortened

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Use them ironically with someone close to you. They're quite contagious. They will rapidly grow on you until you find yourself using them unironically too. Just don't use them in situations where professionalism is expected, or clarity is important.

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago
[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

For funsies. Or because it will help you appreciate the words instead of resenting them. That's why I did it. It's just a suggestion though. You know what works for you.

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Ah so instead of disliking something I'm just going to double think my way into liking it

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago
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