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In article <37rejn$fvt@boogie.cs.utexas.edu>,
Janet M. Swisher <swisher@cs.utexas.edu> wrote:

| Also, Southerners are not the only ones to come up with an alternate
| 2nd-person plural.  (Why do Texans assume "y'all" is unique to them?
| Maybe they only talk to other Texans.)  The plural form "youse" is
| used in many Northern and Eastern cities.  However, it has not gained
| the wide degree of social acceptance that "y'all" has in the South.  I
| suspect this has to do with it originating from immigrants (i.e.,
| non-native speakers).

When I grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, it was 'you guys'.  I've heard
that elsewhere - I don't think it's an Alaska thing, where you're
likely to find words from all over the place, as the people are
generally from all over the place.  If anybody ever came up there
saying "y'all", we'd make lots of fun of them (young kids are so
cruel!)

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Doug McLaren, dougmc@comco.com, 512-467-0618, ext 28