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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