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'What you up to' vs 'what are you up to'



 
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Expression: One umbrella, ..., is worth ten stopgaps | what does the phrase "at once" mean in this sentence?
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'What you up to' vs 'what are you up to' #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:07 am   'What you up to' vs 'what are you up to'		  
1 What you up to?
2 What are you up to?
Any difference between them? What are their definitions exactly?
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What you up to/what are you up to? #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:42 am   What you up to/what are you up to?		  
The difference is that the first sentence is not good English. In spoken English the short form 'What're you...' does sound a bit like 'What you...', which may confuse learners.

'What are you up to?' means 'What are you doing?'.
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