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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
"what is up"
Is it correct to use "what is up?"instead of "what's up? "
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" is a colloquial expression, and contractions are normally used in colloquial speech, the contracted version would be much more common.
- " is a colloquial expression, and contractions are normally used in colloquial speech, the contracted version would be much more common.
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In theory yes, but because "What's up?" is a colloquial expression, and contractions are normally used in colloquial speech, the contracted version would be much more common.
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I could imagine someone using "What is up?" (instead of "what's up?") to mean "what's happening" in a longer sentence, like "What is up with him these days? He's acting so strange." But all by itself, "What is up?" sounds as if you are requesting a definition of the word "up."
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