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 Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:41 am
I don't know where y'all are getting "ya'll", but it's spelled y'all.
It's a contraction of "you all"; how the hell are you finding an 'a' in the word "you"? It ain't there.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:47 pm
A bunch of people write ya instead of you, ya know?
Painful sad
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:24 pm
That's something that I would consult a literature book about, since it's kind of a tricky contraction. I see how what you put makes sense, however, since it is a contraction of "you all", and it wouldn't make sense to put the 'A' with the 'Y'.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:34 pm
Demokritos That's something that I would consult a literature book about, since it's kind of a tricky contraction. I see how what you put makes sense, however, since it is a contraction of "you all", and it wouldn't make sense to put the 'A' with the 'Y'. Consult a dictionary, then. y'all /yɔl/ –pronoun you-all.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:09 pm
I've been saying the same thing for years . . . seeing as how it's a word I use in everyday conversation.
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:24 pm
I find it interesting that in several languages, the translation of "y'all" is a traditional, perfectly acceptable pronoun, but if I use it in English class, I'm in violation of her rules.
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:24 pm
[Apoc] I find it interesting that in several languages, the translation of "y'all" is a traditional, perfectly acceptable pronoun, but if I use it in English class, I'm in violation of her rules. 'tis 'cause the correct 2nd person plural pronoun is "you", and the correct 2nd person singular pronoun is "thou". ::shrug::
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:50 am
I think that every one should stop abbreviating alltogether.
So forth:
didn't - did not and so on and so forth.
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:10 am
It's "y'all", and you use it when referring to a group of people, not a single person.
I do not like being referred to as a whole group.
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:05 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:26 am
Oh dear. I must admit to having spelled it "ya'll", but I can definitely see how that would be wrong. Even Firefox is highlighting it. When I type "y'all", it doesn't highlight it.
Generally though, it's not a word I use. It's fine for those in whose dialect it's a common word, but it's not something I grew up with.
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:49 am
Don't they use this word in Canada as a greeting?
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:30 am
Ezra Pound I don't know where y'all are getting "ya'll", but it's spelled y'all. It's a contraction of "you all"; how the hell are you finding an 'a' in the word "you"? It ain't there. I'm sorry, but you're generalising a hell of a lot there, and there's little need for it.
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:33 am
Marcus McFlufferson Ezra Pound I don't know where y'all are getting "ya'll", but it's spelled y'all. It's a contraction of "you all"; how the hell are you finding an 'a' in the word "you"? It ain't there. I'm sorry, but you're generalising a hell of a lot there, and there's little need for it. Where am I generalising, pray tell?
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:39 am
Another spelling error.
People, its generalizing with a 'z'. Unfortunately there is no word as generalising.
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