Is it common to drop “are” and “is” in informal english?
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I've noticed that many native speakers drop the words "are" and "is" when writing informally. For example:
• how you doing? (instead of "how are you doing")
• what you up to? (Instead of "what are you up to")
• what you doing? (Instead of "what are you doing")
How common is this and is it okay to speak like that in informal situations?
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I've noticed that many native speakers drop the words "are" and "is" when writing informally. For example:
• how you doing? (instead of "how are you doing")
• what you up to? (Instead of "what are you up to")
• what you doing? (Instead of "what are you doing")
How common is this and is it okay to speak like that in informal situations?
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"Hwatcha doin'" is not a grammatical sentence per se -- It's a simplified utterance of the well-understood phrase "What are you doing?" Just as the final consonant in doing is not pronounced, the final consonant of what is merged with are you and uttered as "tcha". As it is a familiar phrase, it works. Grammar has no role here.
– Kris
6 mins ago
"English" always has an initial capital.
– Kris
5 mins ago
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I've noticed that many native speakers drop the words "are" and "is" when writing informally. For example:
• how you doing? (instead of "how are you doing")
• what you up to? (Instead of "what are you up to")
• what you doing? (Instead of "what are you doing")
How common is this and is it okay to speak like that in informal situations?
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I've noticed that many native speakers drop the words "are" and "is" when writing informally. For example:
• how you doing? (instead of "how are you doing")
• what you up to? (Instead of "what are you up to")
• what you doing? (Instead of "what are you doing")
How common is this and is it okay to speak like that in informal situations?
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"Hwatcha doin'" is not a grammatical sentence per se -- It's a simplified utterance of the well-understood phrase "What are you doing?" Just as the final consonant in doing is not pronounced, the final consonant of what is merged with are you and uttered as "tcha". As it is a familiar phrase, it works. Grammar has no role here.
– Kris
6 mins ago
"English" always has an initial capital.
– Kris
5 mins ago
add a comment |
"Hwatcha doin'" is not a grammatical sentence per se -- It's a simplified utterance of the well-understood phrase "What are you doing?" Just as the final consonant in doing is not pronounced, the final consonant of what is merged with are you and uttered as "tcha". As it is a familiar phrase, it works. Grammar has no role here.
– Kris
6 mins ago
"English" always has an initial capital.
– Kris
5 mins ago
"Hwatcha doin'" is not a grammatical sentence per se -- It's a simplified utterance of the well-understood phrase "What are you doing?" Just as the final consonant in doing is not pronounced, the final consonant of what is merged with are you and uttered as "tcha". As it is a familiar phrase, it works. Grammar has no role here.
– Kris
6 mins ago
"Hwatcha doin'" is not a grammatical sentence per se -- It's a simplified utterance of the well-understood phrase "What are you doing?" Just as the final consonant in doing is not pronounced, the final consonant of what is merged with are you and uttered as "tcha". As it is a familiar phrase, it works. Grammar has no role here.
– Kris
6 mins ago
"English" always has an initial capital.
– Kris
5 mins ago
"English" always has an initial capital.
– Kris
5 mins ago
add a comment |
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"Hwatcha doin'" is not a grammatical sentence per se -- It's a simplified utterance of the well-understood phrase "What are you doing?" Just as the final consonant in doing is not pronounced, the final consonant of what is merged with are you and uttered as "tcha". As it is a familiar phrase, it works. Grammar has no role here.
– Kris
6 mins ago
"English" always has an initial capital.
– Kris
5 mins ago