Since I'm from Texas, I have no issues with"y'all". I use it frequently as do most of the people surrounding me.
What do y'all think about "ya'll?"
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I teach grammar for a living. I have absolutely no idea why "you" is both singular and plural.Harry Mason said:
I just thought I'd mention that.
Anyway, I believe you can get away with saying "you all" - as in "Do you all want to go to the mall?" I can see no reason why that is not proper English. Equally good would be "Do all of you want to go to the mall?" but that doesn't really make the point I'm getting at here.
As far as actually saying "y'all" as a contraction of "you all" - well, I do say it sometimes, but usually with irony, or when I'm affecting a southern belle.
Oh, man, I hope that is true just because it is absolutely hysterical.Harry Mason said:
OT: I would rather just say "you all" or "you guys" instead of "y'all." I have hillbilly in my family, so no matter how hard I try not to, all I can think of when I hear it is hillbilly.
I pretty much agree with this but would like to add that it makes me imagine (the horror of) banjos playing. Or somebody saying "y'all come back now, y'ear". What I'm trying to say is that slang, more often than not, makes people sound ridiculous.Dango said:
Y'all also just feels kind of lazy.
I don't say it very often just because I didn't grow up with it. It does carry the stigma of making the person using it seem of lesser intelligence, but my boyfriend uses it and he's very intelligent. It kinda changed my perspective on the word. Don't get me wrong though, I still make fun of him for being Cajun.