I Say Y'all

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Started As a Joke

I am from the South and several of my guy friends here started commenting on my stories and using y'all. I started doing the same such as thanks y'all and it has now become a habit. I use it in everyday conversation and...

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Written on July 7th, 2009
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OMGitsRiley

Where I Come From...

Y'all is commonly used.
When I am talking to friends who are not from around here, they seem to find it amusing. They are also amused by the accent they claim I have. I do not speak with a heavy twang. My speech carries a milder, slower...

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Written on January 5th, 2013
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Geode

Perfect Plural

How better does one say a plural of the word "you"?

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Written on July 7th, 2009
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MollyxxEloise

Y'all..

I say y'all all the time. I don't know why, maybe it's because where I'm from .. it's just a staple in my vocabulary, I suppose..

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Written on November 29th, 2009
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Pidgie

I Even Write It

I say it because I like it. It is a perfectly good word. As good as "you're" and "isn't." Used as a contraction for "you all," it clears up any confusion between the singular and plural "you."...

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Written on July 7th, 2009
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ShesAwildOne

Howdy Yall ;)

I like when people make fun of me for saying Yall, I'm proud of my southern accent :) hehe

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Written on December 1st, 2009
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littlefairy5

I Found Myself In The South

Well I am originally from washington state all the way up by the canadian border, but just a few months ago i moved to southern missouri
At first I thought the way everyone talks down here was hilariouse
but now i find myself talking...

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Written on November 28th, 2009
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MeisterWolf

I Say Y'all

Because I'm too lazy to say all of you lol

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Written on November 29th, 2009
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"Well I am originally from washington state all the way up by the canadian border, but just a few months ago i moved to southern missouri At first I thought the way everyone talks down here was hilariouse but now i find myself talking like everyone else..."
"I use it in everyday conversation and people that have known me for years will look at me weird as they have never heard me using it before..."

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