Y’all might be the most overused contraction in American history.
True, but it got much worse once the FDA discovered it.
“Y’all might be the most overused contraction in American history.”
I am not sure what to make of the rise of “y’all”. Blacks use it because it is part of Black English. I think northern Whites use it as a code word to signal their status as “allies”. That they do not grasp is that southern Whites use it, too. But I am surprised it is not denounced as cultural appropriation.
I’m from the South, and I seldom use “y’all” ever, except in the most informal personal exchanges.