No I don't believe you, Bob. I reckon y'all is the dual, while all y'all is
the plural. Stand by for yhe classical Greek scholars to wade in.
Piers
On 14 Nov 2014 18:07, "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> With y’all, you don’t need all. Y’all is plural. Always. Never used to
> refer to one person. Except by modern Southern illiterates and California
> actors who took “Speak Southern for Dummies.”
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal, y’all
>
> On Nov 14, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > And more on the grammar subject.:) I'm not from the South but I suspect
> Chuck should have used the plural form _all y'all_ And perhaps used the
> abbreviated form _all y'all's_ rather than the _had_.
> > Southerners what say ye?
>
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