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Both spellings are "correct" to the extent EITHER are. Joel Send a noteboard - 27/07/2015 05:04:43 AM

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"Ya'll." We HAVE been over this....
Cuz it's Y'ALL. YOU. ALL. Ya'll doesn't even make sense!

Sure it does: As a contraction "ya all" (as both spellings are often PRONOUNCED) either spelling can be valid. To the extent slang terms can make any claims of orthodoxy. Do you need links on this again? Debating the "official" spelling of "ya'll" is like debating Pi Days "official" date: Since neither has official standing neither definition does, but folks who acknowledge each accept one and/or the other of exactly TWO (no more, no less) forms.
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Y'all, you guys, yous guys, or hey you all? Min Farshaw - 25/07/2015 05:38:44 PM 1063 Views
Y'all may be the American South's greatest gift to the English language. Ghavrel - 27/07/2015 12:14:47 AM 703 Views
*whistles innocently* Joel - 27/07/2015 04:17:43 AM 842 Views
"Hey, you guys!" is only correct if you are Rita Moreno Joel - 27/07/2015 04:15:07 AM 668 Views
Perhaps, but you're also wrong. Min Farshaw - 27/07/2015 04:45:48 AM 909 Views
Both spellings are "correct" to the extent EITHER are. Joel - 27/07/2015 05:04:43 AM 891 Views
Funny.... Jeordam - 29/07/2015 12:13:35 AM 763 Views
That is because your fascist indoctrination prohibits viewing PBS' communist indoctrination Joel - 29/07/2015 01:54:30 AM 780 Views
It is also correct if you are Sloth... on a pirate ship... *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:09:56 PM 563 Views
I will defer to you and Jeordam on that one Joel - 29/07/2015 07:45:31 PM 743 Views
well since language is a democracy and the souther dialetic is the largest Y'all wins random thoughts - 27/07/2015 02:07:22 PM 825 Views
The Southern dialect is the largest by what metric? Joel - 27/07/2015 06:26:20 PM 817 Views
It also the accent most similar to what Victorian brits would have spoken random thoughts - 27/07/2015 07:45:09 PM 743 Views
Whoa, now: The PIEDMONT accent may be closest to Received Pronunciation, but is not the whole South Joel - 28/07/2015 12:37:56 AM 819 Views
I don't make the catagories but all the southern accents tend to be close *NM* random thoughts - 28/07/2015 02:12:15 PM 510 Views
Except, as you noted, Virginias accent is closer to Englands (and New Englands, and South Africas) Joel - 28/07/2015 11:00:46 PM 786 Views
that is not what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 02:14:49 PM 796 Views
Sorry, I credited you w/knowing the Deep South, Appalachia and TX sound nothing like any UK accents Joel - 29/07/2015 07:42:21 PM 747 Views
read slower and then read again until you understand what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 08:14:19 PM 1023 Views
"The people in the American South were Victorian Brits"?! I must have read that too fast Joel - 29/07/2015 10:39:08 PM 754 Views
Erm. Not really sure what you're saying here... Legolas - 29/07/2015 11:35:26 PM 713 Views
Would "UK English" have been better? Joel - 30/07/2015 10:47:53 PM 754 Views
Not really. Legolas - 31/07/2015 07:30:41 AM 706 Views
Like in most things Joel is wrong. The US has the larget population of English speakers random thoughts - 31/07/2015 03:20:51 PM 809 Views
As in most things, you admit failure to do your homework yet still claim absolute certainty Joel - 10/08/2015 02:30:34 AM 903 Views
David Crystal estimates proficient non-natives outnumber native English speakers 3:1 Joel - 10/08/2015 02:45:58 AM 687 Views
Interesting stuff. Legolas - 10/08/2015 07:12:26 PM 784 Views
what is not now considerd a proper British accent is called Received Pronunciation random thoughts - 31/07/2015 03:11:36 PM 986 Views
I already explicitly referenced RP at least twice in response to you (also: Still not a DIALECT) Joel - 10/08/2015 02:33:17 AM 992 Views
Actually, since you got me thinking, please enlighten us: What would you call YOUR English dialect? Joel - 30/07/2015 11:19:06 PM 805 Views
I assume it would besouthern but it is hard to judge yourself random thoughts - 11/08/2015 08:22:34 PM 781 Views
Sorry I did not put enough research into what I consider trivia but the point is stil valid random thoughts - 30/07/2015 01:30:39 PM 787 Views
Ok they sounded more like the British at the beggining of the Victorian era random thoughts - 30/07/2015 01:34:15 PM 816 Views
Trivial or not, absolute assertions absent even cursory verification invite trouble Joel - 30/07/2015 11:12:01 PM 788 Views
The Brits didn't change theway they spoke until the 19th century. random thoughts - 31/07/2015 02:50:23 PM 839 Views
Every land has always constantly changed how it speaks, RP was mostly complete by the 17th century & Joel - 10/08/2015 02:33:03 AM 777 Views
Who says "yous guys"? Seriously? Legolas - 27/07/2015 07:56:28 PM 742 Views
B-movie mobsters Joel - 28/07/2015 12:40:04 AM 907 Views
They said it when I lived in Chicago random thoughts - 28/07/2015 02:10:27 PM 724 Views
Scots. Rebekah - 28/07/2015 02:42:28 PM 767 Views
I have heard it a couple of times. Tom - 28/07/2015 03:13:20 PM 715 Views
Isn't fake culture almos the defintion of hipster? *NM* random thoughts - 28/07/2015 05:18:53 PM 372 Views
Depends, are trying to sound cool, like a douche, or Joe Pesci? *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:12:28 PM 574 Views
The distinction between the first two is negligible Joel - 29/07/2015 07:52:50 PM 760 Views
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