Cow of Shame Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Snarf' date='Oct 11 2005, 10:37 PM']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. [right][snapback]754795[/snapback][/right] [/quote] You're not allowed to use buttons or zippers, are you? Does your family know you're on the internet? One of these days, they'll discover your nightly covert buggy-rides into town to use the local internet cafe, you'll be publicly ostracised, and all those cow milkin' skills will go to waste. THEN who will make the coagulated milk that I so desperately desire? ok, so that got weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Oct 12 2005, 02:09 AM']ok, so that got weird. [right][snapback]755021[/snapback][/right] [/quote] it's OK... we all need a little bit of weird to make our lives interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 so now that we've discussed y'all, what about y'alls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarf Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 "y'alls" is a Satanic plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cow of Shame Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 or a lazy yodel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philothea Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='photosynthesis' date='Oct 12 2005, 01:12 AM']so now that we've discussed y'all, what about y'alls? [right][snapback]755023[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Brother Adam helped us out with that in [url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=40132"]this post[/url]. [quote]Remember, "y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all's" is plural possessive.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cow of Shame Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 you laugh, but I've had someone give that exact definition to me before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic 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] i say it, and i'm in KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='phatcatholic' date='Oct 12 2005, 06:54 AM']i say it, and i'm in KY [right][snapback]755081[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Yeah, but Kentucky is, well, it's Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='photosynthesis' date='Oct 12 2005, 01:48 AM']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. [right][snapback]754924[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I don't say "yuzz." At least not that I'm aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Carrie' date='Oct 12 2005, 08:31 AM']I don't say "yuzz." At least not that I'm aware of. [right][snapback]755149[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Maybe is an unconscious thing. Call me and I'll tell you if you do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I'm going to be conscious of it though and will probably try not to say it. I say we wait until I've forgotten about this "yuzz" thing and then you listen to me and see if I say it. That requires that I'll forget and you'll remember of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Carrie' date='Oct 12 2005, 08:55 AM']I'm going to be conscious of it though and will probably try not to say it. I say we wait until I've forgotten about this "yuzz" thing and then you listen to me and see if I say it. That requires that I'll forget and you'll remember of course. [right][snapback]755163[/snapback][/right] [/quote] This is all becoming so complicated ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Sojourner' date='Oct 12 2005, 11:08 AM']This is all becoming so complicated ... [right][snapback]755170[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Complications define my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Carrie' date='Oct 12 2005, 09:13 AM']Complications define my life. [right][snapback]755176[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I just ignore them when they happen, if I can help it. Which sometimes gets me in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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