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Re: "Y'all" usage at MIT

Subject: Re: "Y'all" usage at MIT
From: Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 23:09:30 -0700

John Gear said:
> I understand that the plural of "Y'all" is "All y'awl."

Y'all is a plural itself. What's a plural of a plural?

I've seen people use it on the net who aren't especially Southern in
order to make themselves soudn more friendly.

Karen
karenk -at- netcom -dot- com

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