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I never quite understood why "y'all" is singled out as being said by "dumb" people. I've said it my entire life, as well as everyone I know. It's a word. It con
by cabaalis 8y ago
I never quite understood why "y'all" is singled out as being said by "dumb" people. I've said it my entire life, as well as everyone I know. It's a word. It conveys an idea from the person who says it to the listener to hears it, just like every other utterance since the beginning of time. The only reason I can think of people having a negative opinion of it is some form of audible elitism.
- eigenstuff 8y agoSame! I think it also has a lot to do with people looking down on Southerners and stereotyping us as being uneducated/backwards/ignorant.
- draw_down 8y agoYeah, it sure is a shame when large groups of people in our country are widely prejudged as being inferior to the socially-dominant group. I can’t think of any other examples, though