Sojourner Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='Mickey's_Girl' date='Oct 10 2005, 03:18 PM']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 [right][snapback]753067[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I always thought it was denial, as did, I'm sure, every student in her classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Sojourner' date='Oct 10 2005, 01:46 PM']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. [right][snapback]752881[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Y'all should not be used by anyone except people from texas cause then i can laugh at texans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 As a fellow Hoosier, I say "no". "Y'all" is bad. I say stick with late Middle/Early Modern English: "thou/thee" for singular second-person, "you/ye" for plural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) Y'all is a CONTRACTION! You + All = Y'all! DUH! However it CANNOT be used any other way. i.e. y'all all Redundant. and annoying all y'all -ditto My cousins from Philly say youse and mines(instead of mine) Edited October 12, 2005 by missionseeker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Mickey's_Girl' date='Oct 10 2005, 05:18 PM']Then again, there's a particular British accent that can't seem to say the letter "r" either. [right][snapback]753067[/snapback][/right] [/quote] yeah, it's the Yorkshire accent. my best friend in elementary school talked like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morostheos Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I think it's pefectly fine. Y'all is very convenient. As one born in Ohio who grew up in Virginia, I use it quite frequently, but I still use "you guys" more often. Sometimes, to be silly, I say "youse guys" : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philothea Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I predict y'all will be common use eventually. It's too hard to enunciate "you all" and (despite Snarf's suggestion) we've lost our second-person plural. You're just ahead of the trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 saying "yous" and "mines", im sorry to say, just sounds idiotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I don't get it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philothea Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='hugheyforlife' date='Oct 11 2005, 11:18 PM']saying "yous" and "mines", im sorry to say, just sounds idiotic. [right][snapback]754864[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Uh huh. You would say that... Being part of the secret Texan plot to take over the world with "y'all"! (Okay, I better lay off the candy now. Ahem. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 *calls in WPA* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 But still, saying "Peace be with youse" is quite endearing. Note that South Jersey/Philly people say "youse" as "yooooze" and New York/New Jersey people say "yuzz." Also note that not everyone from those areas (especially me!) talks that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 how is it endearing ill give you the night to come up with a good answer to that one. sleep calls me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Mickey's_Girl' date='Oct 10 2005, 03:18 PM']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 [right][snapback]753067[/snapback][/right] [/quote] If it's the accent I'm thinking of, they say the r...just not in the right place so it comes out sounding like, "Bob had a good idear" when is means, "Barb had a good idea" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='hugheyforlife' date='Oct 12 2005, 12:51 AM']how is it endearing ill give you the night to come up with a good answer to that one. sleep calls me. [right][snapback]754935[/snapback][/right] [/quote] hey, at least you're able to sleep. it's endearing because when the priest said it it made me go "awww..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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