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53. not usually, not in the mississippi delta/gulf coast southern subdialect spoken in east texas

Sat Feb 4, 2012, 07:20 PM

Feb 2012

hear "all y'all" would only be used to emphasize the fact something applied to everyone. as in i expect "all y'all" to get to work on time.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 OP

I don't see what is so bad about "y'all" Syrinx Feb 2012 #1

I love the word y'all. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #4

We southerners look down on HillWilliam Feb 2012 #14

i have actually heard rural east texans use y'all in the singular arely staircase Feb 2012 #52

Oh, don't get me wrong HillWilliam Feb 2012 #77

that was all very interesting - i'm a language nerd (im only fluent in two) arely staircase Feb 2012 #79

LOL, oh yeah, I'm always fixinta HillWilliam Feb 2012 #82

Um, y'all is singular hootinholler Feb 2012 #23

:snort: Stinky The Clown Feb 2012 #26

Y'all is exclusive 2nd Person Plural, All Y'all is inclusive. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #38

Y'all may be a subset of y'all, but all y'all is clearly everyone within earshot. Capitalocracy Feb 2012 #44

No truer words have ever been spoken :) KatyMan Feb 2012 #40

lol! BlueToTheBone Feb 2012 #45

Plural: Awl uh y'awl. trof Feb 2012 #51

... tosh Feb 2012 #56

not usually, not in the mississippi delta/gulf coast southern subdialect spoken in east texas arely staircase Feb 2012 #53

And for large groups it's, all y'all y'all yoodle a e hoooooooooooooooooo !!! . Monk06 Feb 2012 #90

Go away! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #91

Ack !!!!!!!! Monk06 Feb 2012 #92

Glad you have chosen a spokescat who is Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #93

Ya know a sense of humor is a horrible thing to lose Monk06 Feb 2012 #94

Indeed! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #96

We do lack a second-person plural pronoun in our language. Capitalocracy Feb 2012 #2

Thanks! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #5

Yes, and if we ask a New Yorker EFerrari Feb 2012 #10

I would say Brooklyn. surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #57

I couldn't find brooklyn on a map. EFerrari Feb 2012 #60

Beat me to it! obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #16

I concur. sofa king Feb 2012 #20

Yup. Language changes, the grammar Nazi's are fighting a losing battle. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #39

I've only heard that HillWilliam Feb 2012 #78

We make do by other means izquierdista Feb 2012 #21

Yeah, I never use usted Capitalocracy Feb 2012 #22

I do for elders and for people I need to insult a little. lol EFerrari Feb 2012 #59

There are shades of distinction at least in my region HillWilliam Feb 2012 #80

We don't actually KatyMan Feb 2012 #41

that exists in the northeast tabbycat31 Feb 2012 #68

along the same lines, grits versus polenta Syrinx Feb 2012 #3

Interesting... I call it polenta, but I started eating it here in Argentina Capitalocracy Feb 2012 #6

I don't know about polenta with tomato sauce, but I guess that could be good Syrinx Feb 2012 #7

Just make it the same way you would spaghetti or whatever other pasta Capitalocracy Feb 2012 #8

sounds good Syrinx Feb 2012 #9

Both polenta and grits sound better than mush. n/t woodsprite Feb 2012 #12

Not quite. trof Feb 2012 #54

thank you! Kali Feb 2012 #65

I'll admit to using polenta HillWilliam Feb 2012 #81

Yummmmmmm! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #87

thanks trof. Serves me right for believing the libertarian Alton Brown Syrinx Feb 2012 #89

True story. As a young bride, I lived in Texas for a time because my husband, Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #11

Heh, I'm keepin' that! n/t HillWilliam Feb 2012 #15

I agree with most of yall's responses to the OP regarding the usage of "yall." nt raccoon Feb 2012 #13

I don't know about y'all, but I agree with the OP. mmonk Feb 2012 #17

It's a natural contraction that fills a void in English. Hosnon Feb 2012 #18

Thanks for posting this, this is an interesting discussion! LiberalLoner Feb 2012 #19

Just occurred to me, there is another common form of second-person plural other than you Capitalocracy Feb 2012 #24

I use y'all on occasion. Not a lot, but I do use it. Stinky The Clown Feb 2012 #25

And yet I'm a life-long Southerner with a noticeable accent ... tledford Feb 2012 #27

I use "y'all," but not in every sentence, like Paula Deen. Fawke Em Feb 2012 #28

She either has Southern Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #30

I grew up in Michigan etherealtruth Feb 2012 #29

I use the term "y'all" often... ljm2002 Feb 2012 #31

The true test: Tsiyu Feb 2012 #32

Ha! Mamanem! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #33

I am a Pennsylvania native, MadrasT Feb 2012 #47

"My mother and her peer group." Iggo Feb 2012 #66

What is this "fixin to?" Ron Green Feb 2012 #34

True. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #35

HAH! I almost forgot about HillWilliam Feb 2012 #83

I'm originally from Missouri and we fix the hell out of things justiceischeap Feb 2012 #98

I have a crick at the bottom of my property HillWilliam Feb 2012 #99

I'm Texan and I use ya'll all the time. ananda Feb 2012 #36

But if you use "y'guys" you are definitely from the Midwest. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #37

If you're really from the south HillWilliam Feb 2012 #84

southern accents are the best thing about the south. Please keep them. nt limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #42

Gawd yes! Iggo Feb 2012 #64

I grew up in Massachusett and use y'all often, hughee99 Feb 2012 #43

I was born in the north, and my parents moved me to Miami RebelOne Feb 2012 #46

Not proof in all cases. I say that and have never been further south than Nebraska. jwirr Feb 2012 #48

I have relatives (Ohio) who say "youse." Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #49

it is actually an improvement on the "you" for the second person plural because arely staircase Feb 2012 #50

Maybe "you guys" is or was the West Coast "youse". EFerrari Feb 2012 #61

and applies to both genders, no? arely staircase Feb 2012 #67

All genders. EFerrari Feb 2012 #75

Driving cross-country from California to Florida, I first heard "y'all" in use in Arizona ..... kwassa Feb 2012 #55

The Northern clue pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #58

In the area of Virginia ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #62

It's the American English word for "ustedes". Iggo Feb 2012 #63

yep, as i said upthread it is probably more vosotros - informal arely staircase Feb 2012 #69

You can test your accent here RainDog Feb 2012 #70

The closer Eric Cantor gets to Richmond the more he has a southern accent underpants Feb 2012 #71

"Ya'll" is beautiful to this southern gal. However ...... Tennessee Gal Feb 2012 #72

I always associated that word with Pennsylvania RainDog Feb 2012 #73

It is used in some areas of Tennesse, but Tennessee Gal Feb 2012 #76

i moved from CA to NC barbtries Feb 2012 #74

"Your people" meaning "your immediate family" HillWilliam Feb 2012 #85

I grew up in Oakland XemaSab Feb 2012 #86

'Bald Peanuts' Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 #88

I use peanut awl HillWilliam Feb 2012 #100

hmmm interesting, however The Pittsburgh area and most of Western Pa us a term that is Justice wanted Feb 2012 #95

This is a very interesting thread. Tracer Feb 2012 #97

Kicking again HillWilliam Feb 2012 #101