I've heard in video games and TV shows some male speakers using す or っす in
place of です. For example, instead of "本はどこですか" they say "本はどこすか". Does
dropping the で make the sentence any less polite? Are there situations where
it would be appropriate to use です but not (っ)す?
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grammar politeness formality
Is there a politeness change when replacing です with (っ)す?