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To: Judith Anne; HAL9000

Ah, Hal's correct..."all y'all" is indeed plural, whilst "y'all" is collective. I still stand by my assertion that "y'all" is never to be used to refer to only one person, however. :^)


59 posted on 05/18/2004 8:37:25 AM PDT by TheBigB (Jaime Pressly: proof that God does indeed exist.)
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To: TheBigB

Agreed. Singular person is still "you".

"Y'all" is reserved for the collective.

"Y'all's" is possesive for the collective.

Using "y'alls" as plural is just bad grammar in these parts.


90 posted on 05/18/2004 8:51:29 AM PDT by GOP_Proud (Those who preach tolerance seem to have the least for my views.)
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