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PonyFan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The omission of copula


Spike: So, who you gonna give the ticket to, Twilight?
I'm sure that in proper grammar, "are" should be put between who and gonna. Could I get you to tell me whether that kind of omission ubiquitously occurs in real conversation? Thanks in advance!

The line is quoted from http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Transcripts/The_Ticket_Master
  

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It's quite common, but not ubiquitous..

  • It's quite common, but not ubiquitous..
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It's quite common, but not ubiquitous..

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