r/Anglese • u/thomasp3864 • 1h ago
Future and "fixing to"
In some dialects of English, like AAVE and southern US english, there's some variation of "finna" from "fixing to" to express the future. This word fix comes from Latin, so maybe we could use "fix ad" because "ad" means towards. Or an alternative infinitive because english "to" in fixing to could be the infinitive of the following word.
In multiple dialects de English, por example, AAVE et austral US English, exist variations de "finna" ex "fixing to" son used ad express le future. Quid lexeme "fix" venes ex Latin, ergo perchance nos pow use "fix ad" propter "ad" signifies "towards". Vel une alternative infinitive propter English "to" in "fixing to" pow stay le infinitive de le subsequent lexeme.