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Thread #82895   Message #1520636
Posted By: katlaughing
12-Jul-05 - 01:51 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: grammatically correct use of ' y'all'?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: grammatically correct use of ' y'all'
The Beach Boys havethe following in their lyrics:

Well I'm a long tall texan
I enforce justice for the law
(he rides from texas to enforce the law)

Well people look at me and say
Hurrah hurrah are you the law?
(he rides from texas to enforce the law)

click here

Lyle Lovett has them a bit different: click here

I use it, informally, in the plural, but might sometimes mean it for an individual. I also punctuate it differently.

tks ya'll

kat