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Old 14 April 2012, 02:13 AM   #1
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Old 14 April 2012, 02:44 AM   #2
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I always thought more than one was "ya'll." Pfft. This must have been the work of a non-southerner.
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Old 14 April 2012, 02:45 AM   #3
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I always thought more than one was "ya'll." Pfft. This must have been the work of a non-southerner.
Y'all is from 2 to 4. 5+ is All Y'all.
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Old 14 April 2012, 04:13 AM   #4
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Well, not to get overly picky, but:

1 = you
2 = y'all or both y'all
3 or more = all y'all

Though I will concede that regional dialects probably do come into play here.

I actually gave some thought to how I talk to my kids before writing this post!

"P, do you want to go get groceries with me?:

"J and P, do both y'all want to go?"

"J, P and V, do all y'all want to go?"

Giving this further thought, I wonder where I went wrong. None of my kids even use the term.
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Old 14 April 2012, 04:55 AM   #5
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LOL...good stuff.
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Old 14 April 2012, 08:48 AM   #6
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Old 14 April 2012, 08:50 AM   #7
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Old 14 April 2012, 09:17 AM   #8
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Old 14 April 2012, 10:54 AM   #9
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And another thought.... maybe I should have written "None of my kids even uses the term."

Then again, if it's Southern grammar....
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Old 14 April 2012, 04:05 PM   #10
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Old 14 April 2012, 04:14 PM   #11
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Well, not to get overly picky, but:

1 = you
2 = y'all or both y'all
3 or more = all y'all

Though I will concede that regional dialects probably do come into play here.

I actually gave some thought to how I talk to my kids before writing this post!

"P, do you want to go get groceries with me?:

"J and P, do both y'all want to go?"

"J, P and V, do all y'all want to go?"

Giving this further thought, I wonder where I went wrong. None of my kids even use the term.
I vote you for prezzy of the TRF Grammar Police Leec.

Or is that y'all?
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Old 15 April 2012, 08:35 AM   #12
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Giving this further thought, I wonder where I went wrong. None of my kids even use the term.
Well obviously all y'all of them can't talk...
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Old 15 April 2012, 09:05 AM   #13
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How about Aussie grammar:

1 = You
2-3 = Yous
4+ = All yous .... (add rude adjective)

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Old 15 April 2012, 09:51 AM   #14
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Well obviously all y'all of them can't talk...
Please, Carl. That doesn't even make any sense.

I mean, doesn't make any sense, eh?

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Please, Carl. That doesn't even make any sense.

I mean, doesn't make any sense, eh?

Oh I see what you did there young lady, you are looking after some serious trouble...







































































...Eh?
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Old 15 April 2012, 09:54 AM   #16
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I was born and raised in the deep south and "all y'all" is certainly used to denote a large group although I've not heard specific numbers assigned to its usage.

Also, please note that the correct contraction is "y'all" for "you all."

My elderly relatives who were born in the 19th Century were much more likely to use the term "you all" than they were to use the contraction.

I'm not sure why or even if that was wide spread, but it was the case in my family.

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Old 15 April 2012, 01:16 PM   #17
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Well, not to get overly picky, but:

1 = you
2 = y'all or both y'all
3 or more = all y'all

Though I will concede that regional dialects probably do come into play here.

I actually gave some thought to how I talk to my kids before writing this post!

"P, do you want to go get groceries with me?:

"J and P, do both y'all want to go?"

"J, P and V, do all y'all want to go?"

Giving this further thought, I wonder where I went wrong. None of my kids even use the term.
Too much math - is that a Georgia Tech explanation?
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Old 15 April 2012, 02:35 PM   #18
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Too much math - is that a Georgia Tech explanation?
Georgia - now that's home to the REAL southern accents. We Oklahomans are kind of "fringe" southerners. Not really Midwest, not really Southwest, not truly South... Almost Texan?
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