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MichelleB

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Thu May 16, 2013, 03:30 AM May 2013

Y'all have a good day now ya hear?? [View all]

Isn't it funny how a simply quote like that makes you invision a southerner or "Red Neck" just by the words that they used? You would never suspect that quote to come from someone like Bill Gates or Donald Trump. Why not? I'm sure all of us out there have used words like y'all. It's a good word!! A conjunction. It's not a racist word. Suitable for everyone!! So why is it that we expect certain groups of people to use a certain way of speaking? How can we judge someone's intelligence or back ground from the way the write or speak? Isn't that being judgmentitive? Bias? Racist? I'm sure we've all been guilty of not using proper punctuation or of having a long day and not using "proper English". Or maybe we're feeling a bit lazy and decide to "lol" or "OMG" at something. I know I do!! And why can't I do so with out someone commenting like -"you're under educated". Or "you can't live in Vermont because your tone is all wrong". ORRR "you're a troll because you're posting at such a late hour". Never mind the fact that I'm an insomniac who works second/third shift!!! And some one PLEASE TELL ME WHAT "TROLL" IS!! Anyway, your thoughts? Thanks!

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Well that sure was some general discussion. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #1
I guess riverwalker May 2013 #2
Hey ya'll. ananda May 2013 #3
I lived in the South for over 20 years and I can tell you in my experience... Spider Jerusalem May 2013 #4
Y'all is definitely plural ... always and by design. Laelth May 2013 #13
Huh? Iggo May 2013 #5
Thank you for that. Mornin' and welcome to DU. txwhitedove May 2013 #6
!! alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #7
Circular reasoning is circular n/t Fumesucker May 2013 #9
y'all are nuts! piratefish08 May 2013 #18
Bless your heart.. Fumesucker May 2013 #8
I have noticed that I have sorefeet May 2013 #10
There is no distinct 2nd person plural pronoun in Modern English. Laelth May 2013 #11
I thought y'all is singular hootinholler May 2013 #14
Y'all is plural. Always. n/t Laelth May 2013 #16
Pa!! MichelleB May 2013 #21
+1. Y'all is a great contraction. Zorra May 2013 #22
Another couple of points. Laelth May 2013 #12
Thanks for informing!! MichelleB May 2013 #19
America has many different dialects according to region, just like most other countries. JaneyVee May 2013 #15
Correct. Geographical region is not a race. Quantess May 2013 #17
I have been educated!! MichelleB May 2013 #20
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