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No, that was a late night spelling mistake - unorthodox is what I meant Larry Send a noteboard - 07/09/2013 08:42:12 AM

Which of course is where I admit a mistake, whereas you are claiming a division of sorts between groups spelling y'all in more than one way and I'm noting that it's as "proper" as spelling "practise" in the US. Of course, I'm just enough of a pedant to note that one of the major American dictionaries, the Merriam-Webster, lists "y'all" but not "ya'll."

The irony of all this is that my own family name is pretty much a misspelling (of three degrees over 9 centuries!) of an ancient Irish word. Anglicized, there are around a dozen variants, but only one is considered to be the widely-accepted spelling in English. Nevertheless, you can continue to use your variant spelling. Just accept that I'll continue to call you out for not using the most-common spelling of the contraction.

Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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I Would Like It Noted for the Record I Was Right on Egwenes Fate/Progression; Twice, Actually Joel - 28/08/2013 11:41:11 PM 2501 Views
And I was wrong ßelals Girl - 29/08/2013 05:41:36 AM 1463 Views
I read somewhere one should hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Joel - 29/08/2013 10:18:18 AM 1521 Views
Gawyn matured? Fanatic-Templar - 30/08/2013 05:05:11 AM 1286 Views
Yes; he grew beyond "I can ignore the rules and everyone must obey me because I know best." Joel - 30/08/2013 06:18:22 AM 1456 Views
Because that's clearly Egwene's job, and there wasn't room for two of them in that relationship *NM* ßelals Girl - 30/08/2013 02:01:53 PM 728 Views
Essentially; maybe he did not so much mature as bow to the absurd. Joel - 30/08/2013 03:35:51 PM 1318 Views
That was never an issue. Fanatic-Templar - 30/08/2013 05:19:43 PM 1730 Views
I cannot decide whether I agree or not. Joel - 02/09/2013 05:47:39 AM 1454 Views
And his character...development, for lack of a better word...in ToM appeared forgotten in aMoL Cannoli - 05/09/2013 01:01:06 AM 1425 Views
Maybe death was a release from having to carry self-important harridans on their quests for power Cannoli - 05/09/2013 01:10:41 AM 1453 Views
Maybe Joel - 05/09/2013 01:39:10 AM 1390 Views
That's one opinion... fionwe1987 - 04/09/2013 06:06:15 PM 1387 Views
Her death is a matter of fact, or fictional fact anyway. Joel - 04/09/2013 09:25:30 PM 1339 Views
That wasn't what you predicted, though... fionwe1987 - 05/09/2013 02:49:06 AM 1307 Views
Was her death not redemptive? Did she not admit Rand was right about the Seals? Joel - 05/09/2013 04:02:09 AM 1343 Views
Re: Was her not death not redemptive? Did she not admit Rand was right about the Seals? gban007 - 08/09/2013 05:14:32 AM 1747 Views
Re: Was her not death not redemptive? Did she not admit Rand was right about the Seals? Dunstan - 17/11/2013 02:36:21 PM 1459 Views
Re: Was her not death not redemptive? Did she not admit Rand was right about the Seals? gban007 - 19/11/2013 02:25:14 AM 1328 Views
Wow, you predicted a plot progression in a predictable and completely worthless series of books. Tom - 05/09/2013 04:08:38 AM 1294 Views
Doubtless his middle school English teacher would be proud. *NM* Larry - 05/09/2013 04:11:12 AM 1174 Views
Hey, c'mon, without the The Wheel of Time ya'll could not be here gracing us with your erudition. Joel - 05/09/2013 04:41:46 AM 1263 Views
Y'all, Texan, y'all. Not a badly constructed contraction of "you will". Sheesh. Larry - 05/09/2013 05:01:19 AM 1870 Views
Numerous sources attest to "ya'll" in both Faulkner and Hemingway. Joel - 05/09/2013 05:36:31 AM 1385 Views
Yes, and Faulkner in particular was known for his non-orthodox orthography Larry - 05/09/2013 07:17:47 AM 1993 Views
"Non-orthodox" is a somewhat unorthodox spelling as well; does that invalidate it? Joel - 05/09/2013 11:05:57 PM 1783 Views
No, that was a late night spelling mistake - unorthodox is what I meant Larry - 07/09/2013 08:42:12 AM 2165 Views
It is not worthless, and that particular progression was not predictable enough for anyone else. Joel - 05/09/2013 04:34:11 AM 1301 Views
I recall not caring about camps, or Jordan generally. Tom - 05/09/2013 03:06:43 PM 1244 Views
Yet here we are. Joel - 05/09/2013 10:56:31 PM 1411 Views
I just check this board in hopes there will be an announcement that it will be closed. *NM* Tom - 07/09/2013 02:16:12 AM 667 Views
Same here, except it applies to the rest of the site as well. *NM* Larry - 07/09/2013 08:42:41 AM 1057 Views
Pretty edgy for a Bush League Pedant. Dan - 14/09/2013 02:04:32 PM 1538 Views
Nah, I cannot quite be the asshole to your santorum, alas! Larry - 14/09/2013 06:02:41 PM 1957 Views
Ha! Dan - 22/09/2013 02:25:18 AM 1458 Views
Re: I Would Like It Noted for the Record I Was Right on Egwenes Fate/Progression; Twice, Actually RugbyPlayingAshaman - 25/10/2013 05:03:59 PM 1408 Views
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