Subj : Re: Y'all or Ya'll?
To : Margaerynne
From : Gamgee
Date : Sat May 06 2023 07:35 am
-=> Margaerynne wrote to Gamgee <=-
Ma> Re: Re: Y'all or Ya'll?
Ma> 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.
Ma> It's weird, because the West Coast will get you the most looks
Ma> for saying y'all
Ma> as it's meant to be used, but it's also pretty heavy on what I
Ma> call the
Ma> Corporate Y'All, where it's used as a straight substitute for
Ma> any gendered
Ma> or other identifying words.
Ma> So "Y'all know when the game is going to start?" is grosse
Ma> verboten, but
Ma> "Good morning, y'all!" is inclusive and forward-thinking.
LOL, yes I can see that being that way. Not much stranger than many
things out on that coast... ;-)
