Re: Texas Slang: A Net Poll

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From: Ray Shea
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 19:21

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In article <37m53q$ppj@hermes.unt.edu> srt@zaphod.csci.unt.edu (Steve Tate) writes:
>For the other person who said they had been in Texas all their life
>and "y'all" (which they didn't spell right) can refer to one person...
>if you know people who use y'all this way, then they misuse the word.
>It's one of the most obviously plural words in any language!  (And yes,
>I've lived in the south all my life, if that makes a difference to you.)


I kinda agree (and yeah, I've lived in the south since I was 7, which is
close enough), but it's pretty common to address a single person as y'all
if for instance they work behind the counter someplace...so it's perfectly
reasonable to say "y'all got any barbecue sauce?" even when you're only 
talking to one person.

Thing is, you leave the south and try the "Y'all got any...?" routine
anywhere else and all you get back is a confused "uh...what?"

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