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To: bayourod
If you don't say "Y'all" what do you say?

As a Southerner moved North (a very long time ago), "You all." (pn "yewal.")

Interestingly, though, I've come across this lack of distinction between the 2nd person singular and plural in several languages, not just (modern) English.

199 posted on 02/21/2005 6:47:30 AM PST by sionnsar († trad-anglican.faithweb.com † || Iran Azadi || This part of this tagline is deliberately not blank.)
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To: sionnsar
Interestingly, though, I've come across this lack of distinction between the 2nd person singular and plural in several languages...

Having it does make understanding Latin much easier, as do the 'thee' and 'thou' in old English in the King James version of the Bible.

205 posted on 02/21/2005 7:32:40 AM PST by 4CJ (Laissez les bon FReeps rouler - "Accurately quoting Lincoln is a bannable offense.")
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