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It's so strange that this is even a thing (startrek.website)
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[–] 5too 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I thought "you all" was y'all? "You are all" should be y'all're, right?

Why would you miss the chance to double up on contractions?!

[–] owenfromcanada 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, "y'all're basic" works, but "y'all basic" works too. It's common to drop the verb in this context, as it's implied.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It common with poorer-educated communities, but it not correct.

[–] owenfromcanada 1 points 9 months ago

"Correct" isn't really a thing with language.

Language is constantly changing and evolving. The rigid rules we are typically taught in grade school are less rigid than we're led to believe--in the end, "correct" language is whatever works to convey information from one person's head into another.

In this case, dropping the verb doesn't impact our ability to understand the meaning. It's called null copula and you probably do the same thing in other contexts (e.g., "You coming?").