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Fellow Texan here. "Y'all" is plural, but certainly not formal. I hasten to add that "y'all" is clearly not used exclusively by Texans.
by cobralibre 13y ago
Fellow 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).