The expression i'm in or count me in mean that you wish to be included in a proposed activity In fact, this imma (also spelled i'ma, i'mma, ima, and i'm a) is not the contraction i'm followed by a, but a contraction of i'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of i'm going to, which is itself a contraction of i am going to I'm going to the bar
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Anyone else coming? count me in! i believe the expression may originate from gambling, possibly poker, or some other card game where players are dealt a hand and then decide whether they are playing on by saying that they are either in or out
The phrase who's in? does exist in very informal english, at least in american english
It is equivalent to saying who wants to participate in x with me? it is not used very often, at least in my experience However, people will understand what it means if you say it in conversation For example, if you wanted to get food I'm feeling hungry, so i'm going to order pizza
I am from india and not a native english speaker I do often hear people introducing themselves like hello everyone This is james is it an acceptable form in native english Is it common to say i'm game in place of i'm in or count me in
Is it used often in american english?
I live in germany where i often hear 'i gonna' or 'you gonna', in effect treating 'gonna' as a main verb and missing out the copula 'to be' Aae also has a 'zero' copula Perhaps this clitic will be When you are invited to the party from your boss and would like to join, is it appropriate to say i'm in
Does it sound too casual in a business setting I'd like to know more formal ways of say. I just don't get the reasoning behind which one is correct in which situation Typically i use the wrong one, or i use them when i'm not supposed to.
In 2010, linguist neal whitman wrote it's the prime time for imma commenting on its use in pop lyrics
