Sojourner Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Is "y'all" a purely Southern expression? I use it often, although not in any official writing. I've been questioned on it a couple of times, and I maintain that because I have Southern roots -- grandma lived in Tennessee and Texas before getting hitched and moving to Indiana -- that I am justified in using it. But even if that weren't the case, I still believe I could use it because saying "you all" is just cumbersome. I think "y'all" is genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I believe there is no reason on earth that anyone should use "y'all." But that opinion is coming from a yankee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I say y'all, and I'm from Jersey! (living in Maryland now...but I don't say "hon" all the time) It's so much easier and friendlier to say than "you people" or "you guys" or "youse guys" (popular in NJ). The priest at my parish in NJ always says "Peace be with youse!" at the end of Mass. It makes me cringe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='photosynthesis' date='Oct 10 2005, 03:49 PM']The priest at my parish in NJ always says "Peace be with youse!" at the end of Mass. It makes me cringe [right][snapback]752886[/snapback][/right] [/quote] "youse" should also be banned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea316 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I take pride in saying "y'all" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Since I am officially termed a "yankee" by certain Louisianans, and yet, I say "y'all" without any major difficulty, I don't think it's wrong. Around these parts, they say "yins"...I'm still trying to figure that one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea316 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='Raphael' date='Oct 10 2005, 02:05 PM']Around these parts, they say "yins"...I'm still trying to figure that one out. [right][snapback]752919[/snapback][/right] [/quote] You've got me stumped on that one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 you are a yankee micah. i think jennie has rubbed off on you though. thats your excuse from here on out. i too say yall with pride. at least when someone points it out mostly its just habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea316 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='hugheyforlife' date='Oct 10 2005, 02:10 PM']i too say yall with pride. at least when someone points it out mostly its just habit. [right][snapback]752939[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Yep! I didn't realize for the longest time that not everyone says it...until my northern relatives pointed it out and made fun of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey's_Girl Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 "Yins" is probably for "you-uns", or you-ones. "Peace be with youse"!!! I think that is *hilarious*, if he isn't doing it to be "clever", but it's just the way he talks. Personally, I love regionalisms. I think they make life interesting. I'm definitely what you might call a Northerner (real "Yankees" wouldn't appreciate me appropriating their name, I'm sure) but I say "y'all" partially in fun (started it to tease a Texas friend in college) but it's also useful. I say, if you're being un-ironic, Sojourner, it's perfectly okay. People can tell if you're using it to mock or just using it. "Y'all" is better than "warsh" (wash), in my opinion. MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Hooiser girl No Hooter's girl Yes Hooter's girl from Indiana? That's a big question mark.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='hot stuff' date='Oct 10 2005, 04:52 PM']Hooter's girl from Indiana? That's a big question mark.... [right][snapback]753022[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Wouldn't that just be a maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='Mickey's_Girl' date='Oct 10 2005, 02:46 PM']"Yins" is probably for "you-uns", or you-ones. "Peace be with youse"!!! I think that is *hilarious*, if he isn't doing it to be "clever", but it's just the way he talks. Personally, I love regionalisms. I think they make life interesting. I'm definitely what you might call a Northerner (real "Yankees" wouldn't appreciate me appropriating their name, I'm sure) but I say "y'all" partially in fun (started it to tease a Texas friend in college) but it's also useful. I say, if you're being un-ironic, Sojourner, it's perfectly okay. People can tell if you're using it to mock or just using it. "Y'all" is better than "warsh" (wash), in my opinion. MG [right][snapback]753013[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Had a professor in college (communications, no less) who had a speech impediment ala Elmer Fudd, which she used to tell us was a "wegionalism." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='hot stuff' date='Oct 10 2005, 02:52 PM']Hooiser girl No Hooter's girl Yes Hooter's girl from Indiana? That's a big question mark.... [right][snapback]753022[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey's_Girl Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='Sojourner' date='Oct 10 2005, 03:01 PM']Had a professor in college (communications, no less) who had a speech impediment ala Elmer Fudd, which she used to tell us was a "wegionalism." [right][snapback]753039[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Denial. I've heard the same speech impediment before, and they weren't from the same region. Then again, there's a particular British accent that can't seem to say the letter "r" either. MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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