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  1. "Y'all" or "ya'll"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 21, 2010 · Other contractions that cut out sounds (letters are not cut out in contractions—it’s the sounds that matter) include ’tis (etc.), ’cause, the Aussie greeting g’day, and so on. I don’t …

  2. What is the proper usage of "Y'all" in southern American dialects

    Apr 9, 2017 · He points out that many of the citations of yall -singular show the form occurring at the edges of discourse-in greetings, partings, and so forth. The following citation, provided to …

  3. How correct is the Southern colloquialism "y'all" in correct English ...

    May 20, 2014 · It's unclear what you r question is? Is it the one in the title (how correct is "y'all") or is it the one n the body (is it correctly punctuated/capitalized)?

  4. Why is "you all" contracted to "y'all" and not "you'll"?

    Jun 28, 2013 · Compare: you'll [you will] /juːl/ you will: The longer vowel is on the former word: (y) ou, so the contraction retains it and drops the shorter vowel sound (w) i ll – you'll. y'all [you all] …

  5. When did “y’all” become improper? - English Language & Usage ...

    Sep 17, 2010 · It is my understanding that the contraction y’all was considered correct American English in times past. At what point was this word removed from valid American English?

  6. How do you write the short form of "you all"?

    The short form is pronounced as "yoll", but what is the actual spelling? Is it "y'all"? Any official mention of the spelling? Example useage: "Where are you-all going". Pronounced as "Where …

  7. Alternatives to y'all? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 12, 2019 · I am trying to write one of my first stories right now and I keep getting stuck on one thing. I have lived in Texas my whole life and so I am used to saying "Y'all" to refer to a group …

  8. single word requests - What is the possessive form of "y'all ...

    I generally hear y'alls's used as the possessive form, but I have also heard yourn. Since y'all is a colloquial pronoun, its possessive form is basically liberated from prescriptive linguistics which

  9. The case of "y'all" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    What cases can "y'all" work in? A prior question asks about the 'proper' usage of "y'all", but it and its answers only address nominative case (all examples are nominative). I t...

  10. "Thank you all" — wrong or right? - English Language & Usage …

    "Thank you all" is correct because the "I" is implied. The verb "to thank" is correctly conjugated as "thank" for the subject "I." Correct as is! The word "you", in English, can be singular or plural. …