Apr 9, 2017 · There seems to be mention that in Oklahoma, y'all can be used for singular and plural, which, if true, might be fueling a false conclusion about "all y'all" being the plural of …

Sep 17, 2010 · An argument for the superiority of "y'all" over "you guys," which fills the same grammatical niche in other parts of the US that "y'all" does in the South. Economical: one …

It should be the first: "Y'all" In contractions, apostrophes represent where letters were taken out. "Y'all" is a contraction of "you all". the "ou " was taken out, so you put an apostrophe were it …

May 20, 2014 · Yes. "Y'all" is a contraction for "you all", and so you have placed the apostrophe correctly to account for the missing letters. (You will frequently see the incorrect form "ya'll", …

Ya'll, I have heard from grammatically correct Southern friends, was a version of you, while all y'all was the form for you all (i.e. plural). But either way, the sooner this thing dies from the English …

Since y'all is a colloquial pronoun, its possessive form is basically liberated from prescriptive linguistics which would probably say that y'all is a contraction for you all and therefore must be …

Feb 1, 2013 · "Y'all" is a construction limited to a couple of American dialects, particularly Southern and Western speakers. I've heard it pronounced to rhyme with "wall" (approximately- …

Jan 14, 2019 · The proper New York spelling is Youse. Wikipedia lists this variation as used in NYC and Chicago. In formal English, the second person plural (speaking to more than one …

So, the first thing I'd note is that the usage of y'all, even throughout the Southern US, isn't terrible consistent, so one area's y'all may be another's you all. With that being said, having grown up …

Mar 10, 2016 · Y'all did not have. Y'all didn't have. Y'all didn't've. It would sound like, "Yawl dintuv," which is quite a bit shorter than "You all did not have." I did not keep the /d/ in didn't've …