Why do native speakers say gonna, wanna, and gotta instead of going to, want to, and have got to? In this episode of The Accent Journey, we explore the world of reductions in casual English, one of the most common features of everyday spoken American English.

You'll learn why casual reductions occur, when they're appropriate, and how they can dramatically improve both your listening comprehension and your spoken fluency.

The episode includes:

• An introduction to reductions in casual, conversational English
• Common reductions such as gonna, wanna, gotta, lemme, gimme, kinda, and outta
• Listening comparisons between careful and casual speech
• Guided dialogue practic ...