Subj : Re: Y'all or Ya'll?
To : Gamgee
From : Margaerynne
Date : Fri May 05 2023 10:45 pm
Re: Re: Y'all or Ya'll?
By: Gamgee to Margaerynne on Wed May 03 2023 08:35 pm
> Hahaha, yep! I lived in the Seattle area for 6 years, years ago, and
> it's just not heard up that way. There are similar regional "dialects"
> all around the country.
It's weird, because the West Coast will get you the most looks for saying y'all
as it's meant to be used, but it's also pretty heavy on what I call the
Corporate Y'All, where it's used as a straight substitute for any gendered
or other identifying words.
So "Y'all know when the game is going to start?" is grosse verboten, but
"Good morning, y'all!" is inclusive and forward-thinking.
