Son of Durin
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In formal writing, absolutely.Ah. Thanks for clarification. Non-native here, who was taught in the school to add 'you' in that kind of sentence![]()
However, all languages have their short cuts and idioms that get used in speech. And while I'm not a fan of too many short cuts and "bad English" in games, I do like to see common things that make the dialogue more "natural". Contractions and the "understood you" are a couple of those that are easy to do.
You can tell a lot about the writer/editor of the dialogue by such things. If they aren't there, it's probably a non-native speaker doing the script, while certain terms and idioms give you a clue as to whether they're British, American, Canadian, Australian, or even a narrower regional/local dialect.
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