Sorry. On reflection, I came off as far more pedantic than I meant to. Y’all is kind of a pet cause of mine, because I think it’s such an amazingly useful word.
No problem. The really funny thing is that in all of my 62 years I have NEVER uttered the phrase “y’all” and my Mom never did either. Apparently she left her Alabama stuff behind when she moved west.
One of my favorite “grandma-isms” was when she would announce that she was “T I R D tired.” I loved that one.
May I introduce your pet, Cause, to my pet, Peeve? ;)