Jill from Maryville, Missouri, and her 11-year-old son Ryan are wondering about the phrases I have a hankering to do something and I’m fixing to do something. Growing up in East Central Nebraska, Jill heard family and friends use them synonymously...
Finna, a slang variant of “fixing to,” meaning “to be about to do something,” has been widely distributed through hip-hop lyrics. Its formation is similar to gonna, from “going to.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Slang “Finna””...
If someone says he finna go, he means he’s leaving. But finna? Grant has the final word about finna. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Finna” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Franklin. I’m calling from Monon, Indiana...
