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[-] fubo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Y'all oughtta distinguish "y'all" from "all y'all".

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I thought the distinction was clear:

  • y'all - singular
  • all y'all - plural
[-] VulKendov@reddthat.com 8 points 1 year ago

That's not right:

  • you - singular
  • y'all - plural
  • all y'all - superplural

Y'all refers to multiple people, all y'all refers to multiple groups of people

[-] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My understanding:

  • you: the person I'm talking to
  • y'all: the group of folks I'm talking to
  • all y'all: y'all, plus anyone else that could possibly be addressed by me (everyone in voice range)

(Agreeing and using different words to say the what I think is the same thing)

[-] aussieskibum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I feel like y’all covers up to ~3 and “all y’all” (my favourite Americanism) is reserved for more than that?

[-] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

As a born and raised southerner, y'all can be used for one person or many, with no clear limit on the number. All y'all is used to stress a point or to make it clear that it references everyone capable of hearing the message or just anyone who could be intended. All y'all is mainly used, in real world applications, in the sentence "all y'all can go fuck y'allself" or similar.

[-] evatronic@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago
[-] fubo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I thought that's the plural genitive.

[-] evatronic@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

While I won't disagree, is a discussion about "y'all" really the place for a phrase like "plural genitive"? ;)

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Southern US English is a language, and is therefore a proper subject for linguistics, so ... yes?

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