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I most often hear "Where're you at?" rather than 'Where are you?". Which do use more often?

Or do you use another phrase?

Posted - February 19, 2021
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  • 10664
    I say, "Where're you at?".  (I rather doubt cats care whether you're grammatically correct or not)
      February 19, 2021 11:57 AM MST
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  • 44654
    Yeah, but someone here might chide you for the missing period. Not me, of course.
      February 19, 2021 11:59 AM MST
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  • 10664

    I swear, periods are like teenagers - they rarely mind.  Oh, I put the period where it belonged, but did it stay?  Noooo!  It had to sneak over and smoke with its friends ? and (.  You can tell they're smoking by the " cloud above them.  And from the looks of them, they're stoned.  When it friends aren't stoned ,they look like ! and [.

      February 19, 2021 12:11 PM MST
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  • 6477
    To me they mean two different things.. where are you at means to me, what's going on for you.. where are you in your life, your thoughts, your feelings, your progress through life or difficult times.. Where are you at compared to last time we spoke.. 

    The other refers to location 
      February 19, 2021 12:54 PM MST
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  • 8214
    I ask, "where are you?"
      February 19, 2021 2:24 PM MST
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  • 53526

     

      “Where are you?”
      ~

      February 19, 2021 7:08 PM MST
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  • 19937
    I ask, "Where are you?"
      February 19, 2021 9:24 PM MST
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  • 17620
    If I ever end a sentence with a preposition, hit me.
      February 19, 2021 11:36 PM MST
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  • 53526

     

      It is a situation up which we can not put.
    ~

      February 20, 2021 7:07 AM MST
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  • 44654
    Where you is?
      February 20, 2021 6:30 PM MST
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  • 1893
    Generaly where are you or the German equivalent "Wo sind Sie" oder "Wo bist du"
      February 22, 2021 12:36 PM MST
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