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2. I hope so. In the interest of clarity, if nothing else. n/t

Thu Oct 3, 2013, 07:58 AM

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Does the second person plural pronoun "yall"/"y'all" require an apostrophe? [View all] raccoon Oct 2013 OP

I have never seen it written without an apostrophe, so I'd say yes hlthe2b Oct 2013 #1

I hope so. In the interest of clarity, if nothing else. n/t Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 #2

i like yawl.... nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #3

Y'all is correct. Born and raised in Georgia. nt onehandle Oct 2013 #4

Yes, proper usage includes an apostrophe... Orsino Oct 2013 #5

y'all Sissyk Oct 2013 #6

y'all is correct down here in Texas. Avalux Oct 2013 #7

I agree, but it's better than... PassingFair Oct 2013 #8

Or Sissyk Oct 2013 #9

And then there's "yinz" Avalux Oct 2013 #14

Can you use that in a sentence, please? PassingFair Oct 2013 #15

"Are yinz going to the movies?" Avalux Oct 2013 #16

I will keep an ear out for that one! nt PassingFair Oct 2013 #17

Only people from Pittsburgh/ Wheeling area use yinz. Callmecrazy Oct 2013 #20

Eastern Ohio also Kennah Oct 2013 #26

I know it is and I miss it a lot! Avalux Oct 2013 #21

lol, I first heard that in Indiana 2 years ago OriginalGeek Oct 2013 #22

Is that like "you'uns"? I don't hear that as much as I used to. Arkansas Granny Oct 2013 #23

I think I lived out of the "y'all usage area" Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #25

THANK YOU! telclaven Oct 2013 #11

Apparantly, even southerners can't agree! lol! Sissyk Oct 2013 #12

For the record: "Y'all" is singular. The plural is "All y'all"! lastlib Oct 2013 #13

I don't believe that's correct. Kennah Oct 2013 #28

And then there's "Mayonnaise"....... lastlib Oct 2013 #30

Or pronounce it like it's spelled WolverineDG Oct 2013 #32

Y'all for a small group... 'all y'all' for a bigger one... Rhythm Oct 2013 #24