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- Yall or yall? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Other contractions that cut out sounds (letters are not cut out in contractions—it’s the sounds that matter) include ’tis (etc ), ’cause, the Aussie greeting g’day, and so on I don’t see how that’s relevant, though Whether y’all is from ya all, you all, or ye all, it is clearly the first vowel that’s being dropped, not the second
- How correct is the Southern colloquialism yall in correct English . . .
It's unclear what you r question is? Is it the one in the title (how correct is "y'all") or is it the one n the body (is it correctly punctuated capitalized)?
- Why is you all contracted to yall and not youll?
Compare: you'll [you will] juːl you will: The longer vowel is on the former word: (y) ou, so the contraction retains it and drops the shorter vowel sound (w) i ll – you'll y'all [you all] jɔːl you all: The longer vowel is on the latter word: a (ll), so the contraction retains it and drops the shorter vowel sound (y) ou – y'all
- When did “y’all” become improper? - English Language Usage . . .
It is my understanding that the contraction y’all was considered correct American English in times past At what point was this word removed from valid American English?
- How do you write the short form of you all?
The short form is pronounced as "yoll", but what is the actual spelling? Is it "y'all"? Any official mention of the spelling? Example useage: "Where are you-all going" Pronounced as "Where are yoll
- Alternatives to yall? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I am trying to write one of my first stories right now and I keep getting stuck on one thing I have lived in Texas my whole life and so I am used to saying "Y'all" to refer to a group small or lar
- single word requests - What is the possessive form of yall . . .
I generally hear y'alls's used as the possessive form, but I have also heard yourn Since y'all is a colloquial pronoun, its possessive form is basically liberated from prescriptive linguistics which
- The case of yall - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What cases can "y'all" work in? A prior question asks about the 'proper' usage of "y'all", but it and its answers only address nominative case (all examples are nominative) I t
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