In parts of the south “y’all” is singular. “All y’all” is plural.
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IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I always “y’all” and I’m not even from the south.
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
What?
sandalbucket@lemmy.world 2 months 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
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You misspelled beer.
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
“Would y’all like a coke?”
“Would all y’all like cokes?”
lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
As a super non-Southern USA guy, anytime I drop a “y’all” into convo, my Southerner friends say I’m not doing it right because I simply substitute all “you” instances with “y’all”.
I guess these friends don’t come from the singular-y’all part of the South.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
pupbiru@aussie.zone 2 months ago
i’m from australia and i’ve adopted yall for exactly that reason
it also makes me real happy that some very transphobic shit heads would be furious if they knew that “their word” was part of the solution to gender neutral terminology
jqubed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Y’all gives modern English the second person plural it would otherwise be missing
moody@lemmings.world 2 months ago
What about youse?
ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc 2 months ago
Yousa bombad, Mesa like muy muy!
moody@lemmings.world 2 months ago
I hate you with every fiber of my being
Godort@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I’ve always been fond of “yinz”, despite never having been to Pittsburgh
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yinz welcome to try our chipped ham ‘n’at regardless
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 months ago
Heys youse guys!
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Youse mugs
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
“You” used to be that word, but mfs didn’t wanna say “thou” anymore so “you” has to pull double duty now
philthi@lemmy.world 2 months ago
In Ireland it’s still very common to use ‘ye’ for you plural.
smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
Hear ye, hear ye.
blazeknave@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Missing? It is that part of speech! 😁 “You all,” the thing it conjoins, is proper English and the accurate thing to say. We do have it. We just refuse to try harder to be less patriarchal bc “guy” has less syllables. And most of the time it’s preceded by “you” anyway, so not even shorter. (If I’m wrong, someone please correct me)
I take the time to correct myself in meetings, “when can you guys- ahem you all” - no apology, bc I’m doing my best, and demonstrating in my actions.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Yous.
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The only two things the South got right were “y’all” and biscuits and gravy.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
And chicken and waffles. And BBQ.
Honestly, not actually a fan of y’all, but they have some fantastic food.
Spyro@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Try some chicken and waffles when you get the chance - 5000 calories have never tasted so good.
jqubed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Chicken and waffles are about as authentically southern as General Tso’s chicken is authentically Chinese.