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?”).
It common with poorer-educated communities, but it not correct.
“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?”).