OK, let's consult Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%27all
-- William Sutton On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Tanner Lovelace wrote: > On 2/23/06, Brian Henning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Time for me to pipe up... > > > > > Poser. He's not "southern" he's "redneck". > > How accurately observed. A Southerner will have an accent, but what he says > > will be grammatically correct (within acceptable margin of error) and quite > > possibly intelligent. A Redneck will have a similar accent, but what he > > says is likely to be grammatically horrifying and carry little literary > > value. > > Exactly what I was trying to say, but said MUCH better. Thanks. > > > Before anyone jumps down my throat about bigotry, let me clarify that this > > is intentionally focusing on the use of "redneck" as a derogatory term. I'm > > not talking about who fits into the description, but the description itself. > > > > > > > > > According to Foxworthy, "all y'all" is plural and "all y'all's" > > > is plural > > > > posessive. > > > > > > There's absolutely no need for "all y'all" since "y'all" is NEVER EVER > > > singular. It is always plural. > > > > A-MEN!* heh. And for the love of Pete (though I don't believe I've seen > > anyone make this mistake in this thread, I just mention it as a pet peeve of > > mine) it's y'all, and not ya'll. You + all. Not ya + all. > > Um, Brian, I've gone back and read that 4 times now and I don't see it > spelled "ya'll" anywhere except where you're complaining about it. You're > very right that it is, indeed, "y'all", but I think you read over the quote a > bit too fast... > > > * Actually there is a use for "all y'all," just as there is a use for "all > > of you." It's used to indicate an entire collection versus a subset. Such > > as, "y'all over there can carry your luggage, y'all over here can check > > yours, but all y'all are gonna have to take your shoes off." > > True. "You" in the English language is properly both singular > and plural, which can be extremely confusing, so "y'all" takes the place > of the plural version of "you" and can be used in all circumstances that > a plural you could be used. Brian, I would posit that in your example > above, the actual phrase in mind was originall "all of y'all" but that the > "f" was at some point dropped leaving the remaining "o" to basically > be swallowed in the phrase and therefore shortened to just "all y'all". > > > Heh. Now back to translation lookaside buffer simulators... > > Well, this is sort of on topic, perhaps, maybe, as this entire thread > is sort of a "lookaside". O:-) > > Cheers, > Tanner > -- > Tanner Lovelace > clubjuggler at gmail dot com > http://wtl.wayfarer.org/ > (fieldless) In fess two roundels in pale, a billet fesswise and an > increscent, all sable. > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
