So where you headed?
Hi,
In an American movie, two women ran into each other in a street.
After greeting, A asked B "So where you headed"?
Q1 I wonder if I say "So where are you heading" is it correct?
Q2 Why is that expression in past tense, and there no auxiliary verb if that is a question?
I mean either "where are you heading" or "where did you head".
Thanks
Top answer
". " was actually said, but the "'re" part was not very distinct and you didn't pick it up. I would need to hear it.
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- " was actually said, but the "'re" part was not very distinct and you didn't pick it up.
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"So where you headed?" is a casual, abbreviated form of "So where are you headed?". Another possibility is that "So where're you headed?" was actually said, but the "'re" part was not very distinct and you didn't pick it up. I would need to hear it.
"So where are you headed?" is itself an informal way of sa
0iclearwaterQ1 I wonder if I say "So where are you heading" is it correct?
It is but in American English, people generally say "headed" instead of heading.
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