OT: For lovers of languages and admirers of Caroline

[Bigboote]

When I came home to Connecticut for Thanksgiving from my first couple of months at Wake Forest, it was pointed out to me that I had already started saying 'y'all.' I was borderline mortified until I realized that might help me bond better with the home folks in Carolina.

Y'all is such a useful word, I have no idea how I'd lived 21 years without it. It corrects an ambiguity in second-person pronouns. (And don't give me that "Y'all is singular all y'all is plural" crap.)

 

[HuskyNan]

Y'all is such a useful word, I have no idea how I'd lived 21 years without it. It corrects an ambiguity in second-person pronouns. (And don't give me that "Y'all is singular all y'all is plural" crap.)

The Northern version is “you guys”.

 

[Rixxx]

"Youse" ?????

 

[MrT]

Oh, THAT Jersey. I thought you meant the other one

You from Jersey, what exit ? Does your name end in a vowel ? Get out of the way !!!!