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"Where" can substitute for phrases of the form "at PLACE" and "to PLACE" as well as bare placenames, so, "Where are we going? We're going to the market," is perfectly standard.

"Where are you at?" is considered nonstandard, but it (and the form "Where you at?" are standard in AAVE.



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