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Matthew Huntbach Sep 7, 2:42 pm show options Newsgroups: sci.lang, alt.usage.english From: Matthew Huntbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:42:11 +0100 Local: Wed, Sep 7 2005 2:42 pm Subject: Re: y'all in UK On Tue, 6 Sep 2005, retrosorter wrote: > In his book The Stories of English, David Crystal reports that "y'all > (is) used in the UK, by a number of people, of variousages and ethnic > bachkgrounds." > I have never heard the use of "y'all" in the UK and I wondering if > anyone knows where it is being used and by whom. >From my experience it's common in the English of those from an Indian background. My mother-in-law was Goan (i.e. from Goa in India, like most UK Goans, via East Africa), and "you-all" (rather than "y'all") was absolutely standard from her as second person plural. It was always understood that when she addressed either me or my wife as "you-all" she meant both of us, when it was "you" it meant just the person she was addressing. I've heard it frequently from others of an Indian background, so it wasn't just a peculiarity of hers. Matthew Huntbach
