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We're very happy with y'all here in Texas.
by jjoe 13y ago
We're very happy with y'all here in Texas.
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- js2 13y agoI thought in Texas it was all y'all.
- scarecrowbob 13y agoNot so much. That's farther east, generally speaking.
- gruseom 13y agoIt seems that where all y'all is used, you have the re-emergence of the distinction between the formal (y'all) and plural (all y'all). Which is pretty fascinating.
- scarecrowbob 13y agoI'm gonna upvote that just for you being a Texan and all.
- scarecrowbob 13y agoThough, to be honest, I think that the point of the op is formal, and not plural, 2-nd person address.
- sabbatic13 13y agoUnfortunately, y'all gets used as a singular pronoun as well.
- cobralibre 13y agoFellow Texan here. "Y'all" is plural, but certainly not formal. I hasten to add that "y'all" is clearly not used exclusively by Texans.
- jychang 13y agoY'all is singular. "All y'all" is plural.
- bane 13y agoIf the group being spoken to is exceptionally large, or it's clearly a group made of smaller groups (a group of groups), in some places "Alls y'all" is used. It's fascinating to note it when you hear it. edit also, if there's a possessive it gets pretty crazy, for example a tour guide, assembling several groups for a tour might say "Let's get together for alls y'all's tour".
- kjs3 13y agoNative of Georgia (US) here. We use "all y'all" as a possessive. I've never heard "alls y'all's" here, but have in the Southwest and thought it was linguistically slightly excessive. :-)
- kendalk 13y agoOklahoman here. We say "y'all" as plural. We also say "you all."
- kjs3 13y agoY'all is most certainly plural where I'm from (Southeast US).
- kjs3 13y agoY'all is most certainly plural where I'm from (Southeast US).
- sien 13y agoSimilarly in Australia we're happy with 'youse'.
- illumen 13y agoI wonder if a high percentage of illiteracy in each place coincides with a high amount of alternative language forms being used? 47% of Australians are functionally illiterate - http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2012/09/07/3585457.htm http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2012/09/07/3585457.htm Illiteracy in Texas (still ranked #1 in US?) - http://www.literacytexas.org/literacy_in_texas/facts_statistics.html http://www.literacytexas.org/literacy_in_texas/facts_statist...
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- vacri 13y agoIt confused me when I asked a native Texan something about what I should do next and she responded with "y'all could [foo]". But there's only one of me? I suppose that technically I am the 'all' of the 'you' that is being addressed?
- bunderbunder 13y agoIn some regional vernaculars, "y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
- groovy2shoes 13y agoInteresting. Here in North Carolina, "y'all" is generally plural, whereas "all y'all" is also plural but more emphatic, as in "I really do mean every last one of you", or sometimes simply to indicate a stronger emotional content, especially when angry.
- chiph 13y agoSouth Carolinian here that spent a lot of time in Raleigh & Charlotte and is now living in Austin. "y'all" can be both singular and plural, depending on the context. "All y'all" applies to larger groups (sometimes including people that aren't present), as well as with additional emphasis. "All y'all come by for supper" meaning you and your close family. And maybe even some other people as well, if there's room at the table for them.
- thro2 13y agoSounds like a slippery slope.
- Nicholas_C 13y agoNative Texan here. I've never really heard it being used as a form of "you" and that just seems silly to me. "Y'all" is definitely plural.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 13y agoAnd now we're back in the "use the plural when talking to a single person to be formal" that started this whole thing.