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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 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?").