Subj : Re: Y'all or Ya'll?
To   : Margaerynne
From : Gamgee
Date : Sat May 06 2023 07:35:00

-=> Margaerynne wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ma>   Re: Re: Y'all or Ya'll?
 Ma>   By: Gamgee to Margaerynne on Wed May 03 2023 08:35 pm

 > Hahaha, yep!  I lived in the Seattle area for 6 years, years ago, and
 > it's just not heard up that way.  There are similar regional "dialects"
 > all around the country.

 Ma>  It's weird, because the West Coast will get you the most looks
 Ma> for saying y'all
 Ma>  as it's meant to be used, but it's also pretty heavy on what I
 Ma> call the
 Ma>  Corporate Y'All, where it's used as a straight substitute for
 Ma> any gendered
 Ma>  or other identifying words.

 Ma>  So "Y'all know when the game is going to start?" is grosse
 Ma> verboten, but
 Ma>  "Good morning, y'all!" is inclusive and forward-thinking.

LOL, yes I can see that being that way.  Not much stranger than many 
things out on that coast...  ;-)



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