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[-] fubo@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Y'all oughtta distinguish "y'all" from "all y'all".

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I thought the distinction was clear:

  • y'all - singular
  • all y'all - plural
[-] VulKendov@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago

That's not right:

  • you - singular
  • y'all - plural
  • all y'all - superplural

Y'all refers to multiple people, all y'all refers to multiple groups of people

[-] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My understanding:

  • you: the person I'm talking to
  • y'all: the group of folks I'm talking to
  • all y'all: y'all, plus anyone else that could possibly be addressed by me (everyone in voice range)

(Agreeing and using different words to say the what I think is the same thing)

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[-] kinther@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

I actually have been using y'all in this manner for about a decade. I found some women didn't appreciate being called "you guys" when I addressed a group of people.

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[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

I'm not even in America amd I use y'all. So it's clearly not Texan.

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[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I find it’s also singular and plural.

[-] danknodes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago

Checkmate, nobody

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 8 points 2 years ago

You lot? I use you lot in place of y'all, because I can't bring myself to contract you and all together.

[-] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago

That sounds rude, though. Like "you people".

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[-] halvar@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Shit, if ungendered pronouns make it woke, then I should ditch my native language.

[-] gamer@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

English is the wokest language. In Spanish, all nouns are gendered. That means when Trump wanted to build a wall, he was actually being woke AF.

[-] Klystron@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

Share this to scare a conservative

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