I shake my head when I see a Yankee use “y’all” to refer to a single person. I know condescension is the motive, but understanding the words that are the base of the contraction isn’t rocket science.
It’s kind of like that current pathetic anti-Freeper site, attempting to come off as intellectually superior and writing a screed about the black guy in Baltimore having a broken “kneck.” Morons...
My sister-in-law from NC(who lives here in NJ) uses it all the time. Is the Stars And Stripes not good enough for Madame? Has every blessing of freedom and liberty you have enjoyed been under the Stars And Bars or the Stars And Stripes? Are you a ‘’Southerner’’ or an American? I’m not a “Northerner’’ or a “Yankee’’. I’m an American. What are you?