Humbug! I will now demonstrate the exception that proves the rule: All y’all’s
got y’all’s heads up yer asses. <g>
Or, y’uns all got yer heads up yer hindsides!
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On 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.”
--
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