abobla@lemm.ee to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-210 months agoThe drawl is gone, y'all: Research shows classic Southern accent fading fastt.uga.eduexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down10
arrow-up190arrow-down1external-linkThe drawl is gone, y'all: Research shows classic Southern accent fading fastt.uga.eduabobla@lemm.ee to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareclaycle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoall’y’all is the plural second person form. Sheriff, speaking to a number of bandits: All’y’all just put yer guns down and come out with yer hands up so we can end this all peaceful like.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoDoesn’t y’all refer to a plural group as well though? You can’t call just one person y’all.
all’y’all is the plural second person form.
Sheriff, speaking to a number of bandits: All’y’all just put yer guns down and come out with yer hands up so we can end this all peaceful like.
Doesn’t y’all refer to a plural group as well though? You can’t call just one person y’all.