The title pretty much explains itself, here is an example: [Nio from Akuma no
Riddle](https://youtu.be/jLedbLnI-vg?t=31), the whole thing has been bugging
me for awhile, thanks in advance.
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What dialect replaces です with a shorter version of it (ーす)?
Can't watch the video, but if it's っす (as in そうっすね instead of そうですね) it's not
a dialect, just a personal "style" of the speaker. There are countless other
"styles" a person can use other than っす, e.g. でげす (which was used by men
around the end of the Edo Period to early Meiji Period but sometimes used
nowadays by manga/anime characters), でちゅ, which is like baby talk in Japanese,
ってばよ, which is Naruto's style, and so on...

**Edit:** Just watched the video and I confirm that my answer above is
correct. The female character said:

> 高級{こうきゅう}食材｛しょくざい}ばっかで美味{うま}そう **っす** ね

It's just her speaking style, which has the same meaning as:

> 高級{こうきゅう}食材｛しょくざい}ばっかで美味{うま}そう **です** ね
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