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Thread #82895   Message #1520640
Posted By: Amos
12-Jul-05 - 01:53 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: grammatically correct use of ' y'all'?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: grammatically correct use of ' y'all'?
There is no grammatically correct usage for "y'all", but those who use it wouldn't give a hoot about that anyway!!

It is used in a vaguely indicative singular form,meaning "you as an acquaintance or stranger or slightly distant individual". I have never heard it used to address a close friend or intimate connection.

It is of course used for plurals, collective and plurals of plural.

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