Yee ha!
corinthum
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Mon Feb 14 04:51:30 UTC 2005
--- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...>
wrote:
>
>
> Carolyn:
> > > Ahem, this will be why you have
> > >
> > > Y'all - the Magazine of Southern People, then?
> > >
> > > and the Miriam Webster online American dictionary's listing says:
> > >
> > > Main Entry: y'all
> > > Pronunciation: 'yol'
> > > variant of YOU-ALL
>
>
>
> Kelly:
> > Okay, so I can't spell it. :) But regardless of what dictionaries
> > say, around here, y'all is definitely used to address a single
> person.
> >
> > -Kelly, determined to stay as northern as possible, despite current
> > location.
>
>
> Jen: Where are you at the moment, Kelly? I didn't notice Carolyn's
> spelling. I've never seen it written as y'all to be quite honest, or
> knew there was a difference between addressing a single person or
> group. 'Cause if you're addressing a single person you just
> say 'you'.
I'm in Mississippi, on the Gulf Coast.
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