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minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoI always “y’all” and I’m not even from the south.
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoY’all gives modern English the second person plural it would otherwise be missing
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days ago“You” used to be that word, but mfs didn’t wanna say “thou” anymore so “you” has to pull double duty now
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoIn parts of the south “y’all” is singular. “All y’all” is plural.
minus-squaresandalbucket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days ago“Would ya’ll like a soda?” Vs. “Would all ya’ll like a soda?” - one of these means everyone shares one soda, the other means each person gets their own - but I don’t know which is which :O
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agoYou misspelled coke. Nobody says “soda” in the south, coke covers that. You have sprite coke, root beer coke, etc.
minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoY’all is a really good pronoun and I think more people should use it.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoIt makes everyone sound American. This is sometimes okay.
minus-squareCracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agoAs a Canadian, I use y’all, but usually only if the word ‘motherfuckers’ immediately follows it.
I always “y’all” and I’m not even from the south.
Y’all gives modern English the second person plural it would otherwise be missing
“You” used to be that word, but mfs didn’t wanna say “thou” anymore so “you” has to pull double duty now
In parts of the south “y’all” is singular. “All y’all” is plural.
What?
“Would ya’ll like a soda?” Vs. “Would all ya’ll like a soda?” - one of these means everyone shares one soda, the other means each person gets their own - but I don’t know which is which :O
You misspelled coke. Nobody says “soda” in the south, coke covers that. You have sprite coke, root beer coke, etc.
Y’all is a really good pronoun and I think more people should use it.
It makes everyone sound American. This is sometimes okay.
As a Canadian, I use y’all, but usually only if the word ‘motherfuckers’ immediately follows it.