[geeks] Y'all

[dave at cca.org]

chris at yonderway.com writes:

>"Y'all" comes to mind as one of the better examples, I think.  "You 
>all" contracted to "y'all" is a great time saver.  It is used 
>universally by all races and classes of people in the south.  It has 
>become pervasive through the ghettos and inner cities of the north, 
>which means rebellious white middle class teens are the next to adopt 
>it.  Before long, the word will be taught in grammar school all over 
>the nation (and perhaps beyond, to the rest of the English speaking 
>world) as an example of a proper contraction.

Y'all also fixes the problem with "you" being both plural and
singular, which is incredibly annoying.

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