Y'all listen to Charlie too.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/14/2014 3:07 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
No, Bob is absolutely correct. "You" is singular, and "Y'all" (a
contraction of "you all") is the plural form. Only an ignoramus (and I have
known a few) would say, "All y'all". It is redundant. Example: if I ask Bob
about his vacation plans I would say, "Are you going to the Bahamas this
year, Bob?" But if I assume he is taking his better half and the kids I
would ask, "Are y'all going to the Bahamas this year, Bob?" Hope all is
clear now. This is a perfectly logical addition to the English language
which is lacking the plural "you" so enjoyed by the Spanish and Germans.
Charlie
On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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