I just want to say, if I see anyone not using spell check around here, with a misspelling that I can identify at a glance, I'll be taking you to task. Your name is mud around these parts.
Nurses with better spelling than mine, on the other hand, are obviously anal retentive perfectionists. Or else they are using spell check, the great equalizer.
Obvious grammatical errors will be pointed out immediately. And, I expect you educated people to know that:
I hear "finna" all the time, everyday. Maybe not in professional settings, but in everyday speech, all the time. I'll even admit to using it myself. I know it's totally not a real word, but haven't you ever said/heard "I'm finna go to the store" in causal conversation?
Saying "whom" everyday, never heard of "finna".... did you all go to finishing school in 19th century England or something?
Ok, English is not my first language so at times pronunciation of new words is hard for me. I've never heard of this finna -- how is it pronounced?
i'm in So. Cal (inland) and hear "finna" all the time. (Not trying to sound racist) I mainly hear it from people of African American decent, and many from the South use it (think LA, OK, TX, etc.).
"finna" is a African American word.
I have heard it wherever there has been any area of descendants from the "Great Migration", so I have heard it in my NE/Mid-Atlantic City; I'm sure I have heard it in my childhood on the West Coast in Cali; I have heard it in my travels to St. Louis, Atlanta, and even when I visit Miami; even in the Panhandle of FL, since they are so close to LA.
Idk wat ur complaininng abt. I may not spel so gud here on AN or use good grammer, but I hav 2 degrees masters in fact and I rite fine in school so dont jugde me b4 u no me i just get tired of using grammer and speling n stuff online and im also the valleydictator of my class so I no wat im talking abt k?
I might be a child of the internet, but eek, reading those types of posts makes my head hurt, though I will most definitely give you your due respect -- I can't keep that up for very long.
I have to admit I'm one of those anal-retentive people (I don't think I'm as bad as other people. I'm well aware of my less than perfect English). I think since we've done away with the traditional numeric keypad with our smartphones (or so the majority of us have), there's not really a reason "2 keep typing lyk dis," but old habits die hard.
"finna" is a African American word. 
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Thou shalt not desecrate the King's English. Methinks those who would use proverbs to live by, shall most definitely lead most excellent lives.
Or did you mean pronouns? :)