Re: Texas Slang: A Net Poll

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From: Tom Gargulak
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 22:09

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In article <37k6ht$3nb@hermes.unt.edu>, srt@zaphod.csci.unt.edu (Steve Tate) writes:
> 
> How could "all" be singular????   The only people who say "y'all" when
> referring to one person (even one person named Bubba) are non-southern
> actors doing bad renditions of a southern accent, and people who don't
> speak correctly (hell, some people say "you is...", ya' know).

See the definition below from XWEBSTER.  When addressing one person
representing others.  Y'all get it?

used in addressing two or more persons or sometimes
one person as representing also another or others

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From: tomg@bnr.ca (Tom Gargulak)
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Subject: Re: Texas Slang: A Net Poll
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