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Iced Fire (icedfire@dcsborg.cls.com) wrote:
: In article <CxH0CM.BFM@fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com>,
: rwhite@fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com (Rich White) wrote:
: > Fellow Texans,
: > 
: > We have something of a debate raging at work regarding the Texas
: > slangism for addressing a group of people so I thought maybe we
: > could resolve the debate with an informal net poll.
: > 
: > What's the proper spelling?
: > 
: > A. yall
: > B. ya'll
: > C. y'all
: > D. other (please specify)
: > 
: > Thanks in advance for your help!
: > 
: > Rich White (rwhite@ftw.mot.com)

: I use ya'll. :)
: Have a nice day, YOUZE GUYZ. Grins

The correct answer is C. y'all.  The term is the contraction of the
words 'you' and 'all' meaning 'all of you' and generally addressed
to a group of people.  Hence, y'all as in

"Have y'all seen mah harse?"

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She missed an invaluable opportunity to give him a look that you could
have poured on a waffle ...