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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
- 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 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
- 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
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is it right to ask "how are you all doing?"? Should I reply to a "How do you do?" with an "Am good" or should I say "How do you do" myself in return?
- How is y’all’dn’t’ve pronounced - English Language Usage . . .
According to Wikipedia, y’all’dn’t’ve is a valid contraction I am having difficulty pronouncing the L-D-N-T-V consonant cluster, especially since there is no vowel at the end (silent E) Y’all’dn
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