See, it kinda sticks with ya even after ya move to Occupied Canada.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/14/2014 3:24 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
Humbug! I will now demonstrate the exception that proves the rule: All y’all’s got
y’all’s heads up yer asses. <g>
Or, y’uns all got yer heads up yer hindsides!
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Nov 14, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
No I don't believe you, Bob. I reckon y'all is the dual, while all y'all is
the plural. Stand by for yhe classical Greek scholars to wade in.
Piers
On 14 Nov 2014 18:07, "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
With y’all, you don’t need all. Y’all is plural. Always. Never used to
refer to one person. Except by modern Southern illiterates and California
actors who took “Speak Southern for Dummies.”
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