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Re: A Dixie question
by Guest Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:17 pm
Hellsangel wrote:Is it you'all or y'all?
It's y'all. When you write it as you'all, why do u need to put the apostrophe between you and all? There's no contraction there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y'all
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Re: A Dixie question
by chameli Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:30 pm
either people say you'll as in "you'll do this now or I will report you"
or" how are you all ?" where there is no need of an apostrophe
Southerners say "Ya'll come back you hear ? "
It's spelt Ya'll not y'all
where an apostrophe is inserted in place of a dropped letter .
It's always thus
or" how are you all ?" where there is no need of an apostrophe
Southerners say "Ya'll come back you hear ? "
It's spelt Ya'll not y'all
where an apostrophe is inserted in place of a dropped letter .
It's always thus
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Re: A Dixie question
by Guest Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:13 pm
chameli wrote:either people say you'll as in "you'll do this now or I will report you"
The you'll here is you+will. Refers to a second person singular. It's not you+all, a second person plural. You'll is not the same as y'all.
chameli wrote:or" how are you all ?" where there is no need of an apostrophe
Obvious. There is no contraction.
chameli wrote:Southerners say "Ya'll come back you hear ? "
It's spelt Ya'll not y'all
where an apostrophe is inserted in place of a dropped letter .
It's always thus
Ya'll is wrong. You are dropping 'ou' in 'you', so the apostraphe takes the place where 'ou' shld be, which is after the 'Y', not after 'a'. You are not dropping anything after 'a' in 'all'. So you don't put an apostrophe after 'a'. eg: The contraction of cannot is can't. The apostraphe takes the place where it's contracted (no in cannot).
So y'all is how it shld be.
Pls refer to the link I gave above for the pronunciation, spelling, meaning/usage of y'all.
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Re: A Dixie question
by Kris Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:26 pm
It's spelt Ya'll not y'all
where an apostrophe is inserted in place of a dropped letter .
>>>So, the uncontracted version is "Yau all?"
where an apostrophe is inserted in place of a dropped letter .
>>>So, the uncontracted version is "Yau all?"
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Re: A Dixie question
by chameli Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:58 pm
kris,
remember its southerners coining it could be anything
remember its southerners coining it could be anything
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Re: A Dixie question
by chameli Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:00 pm
kinns ,
i have seen it being spelt my way ..in any case it makes no sense ..but that's the southern way no sense
oops dropped the n so it is no'sense
i have seen it being spelt my way ..in any case it makes no sense ..but that's the southern way no sense
oops dropped the n so it is no'sense
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Re: A Dixie question
by Kris Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:43 pm
chameli wrote:kris,
remember its southerners coining it could be anything
>>> o' c''rs'
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Re: A Dixie question
by chameli Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:38 am
needed to say one more thing Kris
.Since the southerners drawl out" yau all " instead of" you all "
the apostrophe needs to be after the " a "
in essence it is" ya'll "
.Since the southerners drawl out" yau all " instead of" you all "
the apostrophe needs to be after the " a "
in essence it is" ya'll "
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Re: A Dixie question
by Maria S Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:17 pm
Mister Sir,
You just have to come down here..like Mister Romney said "eat some "cheesy grits"- get them hugs from 12 year and above Southern girls..get all wet and comfy like a can of sardines" ..(bless his heart- I would love to read his love letters..what a romantic he is
!) and see for yourself!
But, who knows? Nothing surprises me..he may be the Yankee who gets a lot of votes in Dixie!
It's obviously..sometimes ya'all..sometimes..you'all..sometimes..y'all..all depends on who says it..when and where! (if it's not for some English Paper!)
You just have to come down here..like Mister Romney said "eat some "cheesy grits"- get them hugs from 12 year and above Southern girls..get all wet and comfy like a can of sardines" ..(bless his heart- I would love to read his love letters..what a romantic he is
!) and see for yourself!But, who knows? Nothing surprises me..he may be the Yankee who gets a lot of votes in Dixie!
It's obviously..sometimes ya'all..sometimes..you'all..sometimes..y'all..all depends on who says it..when and where! (if it's not for some English Paper!)
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Re: A Dixie question
by chameli Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:25 pm
maria,
lol @ the past tense verb massacre that southerners do.
its not how they say the" you all "( there the lazy drawl is permanent )but how they spell it
which is right ? . i dont think any dictionary would have the nerve to show it lol
i still say it is ya'll
lol @ the past tense verb massacre that southerners do.
its not how they say the" you all "( there the lazy drawl is permanent )but how they spell it
which is right ? . i dont think any dictionary would have the nerve to show it lol
i still say it is ya'll
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Re: A Dixie question
by Hellsangel Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:25 pm
I see.Maria S wrote:all depends on who says it..when and where!
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Re: A Dixie question
by Maria S Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:50 pm
Good afternoon DUT!
So, do you have a fav. Republican candidate in this election?
So, do you have a fav. Republican candidate in this election?
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Re: A Dixie question
by Maria S Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:02 pm
Chameli,
If you think..ya'll is the right one..no problem, that's just peachy!
If you think..ya'll is the right one..no problem, that's just peachy!
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Re: A Dixie question
by chameli Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:22 pm
maria
I wasnt being head strong ..
someone i know was just eating a peach lol !
I wasnt being head strong ..
someone i know was just eating a peach lol !
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Re: A Dixie question
by Maria S Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:06 pm
Chameli,
This thread reminds me of the movie "My Cousin Vinny"..have you seen it?
It's funny to see the contrast in various accents, mannerisms..esp. with Joe Pesci and Marissa Tomei in a Southern courtroom. Seriously (you may already know this) most small town courtrooms in the South are very much the same as depicted in the movie..the Judge, Lawyers..the atmosphere in general!
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Re: A Dixie question
by chameli Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:40 pm
Maria,
the movie was hilarious and Joe Pesci at his best
the judge asks him to wear a suit made out of cloths he he
he has some synthetic shiny suit on
yes i have seen it
the movie was hilarious and Joe Pesci at his best
the judge asks him to wear a suit made out of cloths he he
he has some synthetic shiny suit on
yes i have seen it
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