Re: Texas Slang: A Net Poll

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From: Kent Polk
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 14:51

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In article <CxH0CM.BFM@fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com> rwhite@fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com (Rich White) writes:
> 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.

If your office was staffed by Native Texans, you wouldn't be having this
argument...

> What's the proper spelling?
> 
> C. y'all

This was made official by the song "Y'all Come', by Arleigh (sp?) Duff
in the mid '60's. Mr. Duff was an Austin country music dj at the time.

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Kent Polk: Southwest Research Institute (will disavow any knowledge of me)
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