Re: Texas Slang: A Net Poll

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From: Mark Lang
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 17:49

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On 16 Oct 1994 09:50:30 -0500 Janet M. Swisher (swisher@cs.utexas.edu) wrote:
>In article <37md2n$pij@crl2.crl.com>, Keith Woodworth <keithww@crl.com> 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).

Don't forget "yinz."  Although that might be limited to just Pittsburgh.  
Or maybe not.
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From: elistan@metronet.com (Mark Lang)
Subject: Re: Texas Slang: A Net Poll
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