Outside of "reckon," "fixin' to," and "ain't", I don't know of another word Texans (and Southerners) catch more flak for than ya'll. I don't see why, though. Ya'll works wonderfully for one of English's most difficult (spoken) conundrums: the plural second person. I suppose you could say, "You all," but doing so makes you sound like an uptight prick (We cannot attend tonight's party. I cannot apologize enough. If it were not for...). You could use "yous all" (which is pretty embarrassing) or "you guys" and "yous guys," but come on, Eddie Haskell! The fifties are over! So in conclusion, if you ain't using ya'll, you're prolly a dumb sumbitch. Rating: 88%
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If I were to give Texans flack, it would be for saying "I want" or "gimme" instead of "could I please have...", "uh-huh" as a response to "thank you," and for letting the door close directly in my fucking face all the time.
People in Canada say "y'all" all the time, but it sounds more like "yuh-all" In Texas it sounds like "yoll." Gross.
Nice tags! Is it ya'll? I've been mispunctuating.
I've noticed Texans use ya'll as an intro to a beleaguered statement: "Ya'll, you can't expect me to come to work when the season premiere of Reba is on."
No, you're right loco. It's y'all. Edditor should have caught that mistake. But he/she's probably from, like, San Francisco or some shit.
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Agreed. You make me nostalgic for the South. And then I remember how much I actually hated living there.
Who said anything about the South?
They say ya'll where I'm from, too, sweetie.
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