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Both spellings are "correct" to the extent EITHER are. Joel Send a noteboard - 27/07/2015 05:04:43 AM

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"Ya'll." We HAVE been over this....
Cuz it's Y'ALL. YOU. ALL. Ya'll doesn't even make sense!

Sure it does: As a contraction "ya all" (as both spellings are often PRONOUNCED) either spelling can be valid. To the extent slang terms can make any claims of orthodoxy. Do you need links on this again? Debating the "official" spelling of "ya'll" is like debating Pi Days "official" date: Since neither has official standing neither definition does, but folks who acknowledge each accept one and/or the other of exactly TWO (no more, no less) forms.
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Y'all, you guys, yous guys, or hey you all? Min Farshaw - 25/07/2015 05:38:44 PM 1310 Views
Y'all may be the American South's greatest gift to the English language. Ghavrel - 27/07/2015 12:14:47 AM 940 Views
*whistles innocently* Joel - 27/07/2015 04:17:43 AM 1082 Views
"Hey, you guys!" is only correct if you are Rita Moreno Joel - 27/07/2015 04:15:07 AM 915 Views
Perhaps, but you're also wrong. Min Farshaw - 27/07/2015 04:45:48 AM 1159 Views
Both spellings are "correct" to the extent EITHER are. Joel - 27/07/2015 05:04:43 AM 1124 Views
Funny.... Jeordam - 29/07/2015 12:13:35 AM 991 Views
That is because your fascist indoctrination prohibits viewing PBS' communist indoctrination Joel - 29/07/2015 01:54:30 AM 1040 Views
It is also correct if you are Sloth... on a pirate ship... *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:09:56 PM 742 Views
I will defer to you and Jeordam on that one Joel - 29/07/2015 07:45:31 PM 1003 Views
well since language is a democracy and the souther dialetic is the largest Y'all wins random thoughts - 27/07/2015 02:07:22 PM 1066 Views
The Southern dialect is the largest by what metric? Joel - 27/07/2015 06:26:20 PM 1054 Views
It also the accent most similar to what Victorian brits would have spoken random thoughts - 27/07/2015 07:45:09 PM 994 Views
Whoa, now: The PIEDMONT accent may be closest to Received Pronunciation, but is not the whole South Joel - 28/07/2015 12:37:56 AM 1085 Views
I don't make the catagories but all the southern accents tend to be close *NM* random thoughts - 28/07/2015 02:12:15 PM 697 Views
Except, as you noted, Virginias accent is closer to Englands (and New Englands, and South Africas) Joel - 28/07/2015 11:00:46 PM 1032 Views
that is not what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 02:14:49 PM 1037 Views
Sorry, I credited you w/knowing the Deep South, Appalachia and TX sound nothing like any UK accents Joel - 29/07/2015 07:42:21 PM 1040 Views
read slower and then read again until you understand what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 08:14:19 PM 1275 Views
"The people in the American South were Victorian Brits"?! I must have read that too fast Joel - 29/07/2015 10:39:08 PM 1000 Views
Erm. Not really sure what you're saying here... Legolas - 29/07/2015 11:35:26 PM 985 Views
Would "UK English" have been better? Joel - 30/07/2015 10:47:53 PM 1028 Views
Not really. Legolas - 31/07/2015 07:30:41 AM 1014 Views
Like in most things Joel is wrong. The US has the larget population of English speakers random thoughts - 31/07/2015 03:20:51 PM 1054 Views
As in most things, you admit failure to do your homework yet still claim absolute certainty Joel - 10/08/2015 02:30:34 AM 1162 Views
David Crystal estimates proficient non-natives outnumber native English speakers 3:1 Joel - 10/08/2015 02:45:58 AM 953 Views
Interesting stuff. Legolas - 10/08/2015 07:12:26 PM 1068 Views
what is not now considerd a proper British accent is called Received Pronunciation random thoughts - 31/07/2015 03:11:36 PM 1247 Views
I already explicitly referenced RP at least twice in response to you (also: Still not a DIALECT) Joel - 10/08/2015 02:33:17 AM 1254 Views
Actually, since you got me thinking, please enlighten us: What would you call YOUR English dialect? Joel - 30/07/2015 11:19:06 PM 1063 Views
I assume it would besouthern but it is hard to judge yourself random thoughts - 11/08/2015 08:22:34 PM 1019 Views
Sorry I did not put enough research into what I consider trivia but the point is stil valid random thoughts - 30/07/2015 01:30:39 PM 1052 Views
Ok they sounded more like the British at the beggining of the Victorian era random thoughts - 30/07/2015 01:34:15 PM 1051 Views
Trivial or not, absolute assertions absent even cursory verification invite trouble Joel - 30/07/2015 11:12:01 PM 1063 Views
The Brits didn't change theway they spoke until the 19th century. random thoughts - 31/07/2015 02:50:23 PM 1082 Views
Every land has always constantly changed how it speaks, RP was mostly complete by the 17th century & Joel - 10/08/2015 02:33:03 AM 1023 Views
Who says "yous guys"? Seriously? Legolas - 27/07/2015 07:56:28 PM 996 Views
B-movie mobsters Joel - 28/07/2015 12:40:04 AM 1159 Views
They said it when I lived in Chicago random thoughts - 28/07/2015 02:10:27 PM 969 Views
Scots. Rebekah - 28/07/2015 02:42:28 PM 999 Views
I have heard it a couple of times. Tom - 28/07/2015 03:13:20 PM 947 Views
Isn't fake culture almos the defintion of hipster? *NM* random thoughts - 28/07/2015 05:18:53 PM 513 Views
Depends, are trying to sound cool, like a douche, or Joe Pesci? *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:12:28 PM 746 Views
The distinction between the first two is negligible Joel - 29/07/2015 07:52:50 PM 1013 Views
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