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Bookmark or Share- "Going to go" vs "going to" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeI'm going home. (Sounds fine) I'm going bowling. (Sounds fine) I'm going running. (Sounds fine) I'm going golfing. (Sounds fine) I'm going school = awkward I'm going eating = awkward I'm going writing = awkward. Similarly for activities that can be done in many different places, let's use "watch a movie". I am going to go watch a movie.
- What's the difference between "I'm" and "I am"? [closed]'I'm' is always used in conjunction with a noun phrase. You cannot write "A boy, I'm", but you can write "A boy, I am". 'I'm' may also be considered informal outside speech or a literary scope. 'I am' is also longer to pronounce, and therefore has more emphasis (as pointed out by one of the answers).
- Difference between "at" and "in" when specifying locationI'm in the building, at the front desk. I'm in New York, at the conference. I'm in New York, at the Empire State Building. EDIT: But note also the difference when in is used to indicate inside. I'm in the elevator = I'm inside the elevator. I'm at the elevator = I'm near the elevator
- "I am from" vs. "I am with" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeIf you turned up at a persons door as part of a work-related process (checking their electricity meter, installing curtains, whatever) then 'I'm from Company A' would be perfectly valid. – Sam Commented May 15, 2014 at 16:45
- What exactly is "I'mma?" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeMr. Witman was quite close. However, those who've studied AAVE specifically (the dialect used in the pop lyrics he is referring to) will tell you that there is an actual tense difference between "I'm a-", "I'm a-gonna" (probably what he meant by "I'm gonna"), and "I gonna". See the nice handy table on the AAVE wiki page. This is an important ...
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