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Etymology of using ya instead of you - slang 9 I have noticed that some people in parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio often say "ya" instead of "you"? As in "Didya do your homework?" instead of "Did you do your homework?" Does anyone know the etymology behind this pronunciation? I am wondering if this could be evidence of the influence of a large population of people that still speak
punctuation - Should ya have an apostrophe? Doin? Etc - English . . . In "ya", the "ou" vowel has been replaced with "a" We don't have punctuation to indicate that, so we just write it This is also generally the case where a replacement slang informal word is missing letters, but others have changed When this happens, we usually just transcribe the sounds rather than using an apostrophe
Is Idve proper use of the English language? While reading a book, I came across the word I'd've, as in: I'd've argued against it While it was obvious what it meant, it left me puzzled Is I'd've a proper word?
Yall or yall? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange If anything, isn't ya'll a contraction of you will (where you is written as ya, as in "ya know")? Otherwise, the only explanation I can come up with for why someone would ever spell it ya'll is through (mistaken) analogy with contractions like I'll, he'll, etc
Whats the difference between good on you vs. good for you, with a . . . I agree with the above that 'good for you' is used sarcastically at times, while I have never heard 'good on ya' used in that fashion Somehow the latter has more of a chummy comraderie and participatory feel to it and usually is accompanied by a pat on the shoulder But maybe that's just a clutural difference