My kids raised in Kentucky use the y'all phrase. I told them of the phrase
used in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and they always thought I was kidding. We
made a long overdue trip up there a couple of years ago. Stopping at a local
mall to pick up swimsuits, my son split a gut when a saleslady looked him in
the eye and asked "where yins guys from?".
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:30 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Lake Superior
> Actually, "Y'all" is never used to address an individual. It's a lesson
> my southern raised daughter continues to try and impress upon her
> Yankee raised father... who makes this error all the time despite her
> efforts at reforming me.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Stephen Troy wrote:
> >
> > p.s. - on an unrelated note, remember in proper English that "Y'all" is
> > singular and "all Y'all" is plural.
>
>
>
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