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[โ€“] VulKendov@reddthat.com 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not right:

  • you - singular
  • y'all - plural
  • all y'all - superplural

Y'all refers to multiple people, all y'all refers to multiple groups of people

[โ€“] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My understanding:

  • you: the person I'm talking to
  • y'all: the group of folks I'm talking to
  • all y'all: y'all, plus anyone else that could possibly be addressed by me (everyone in voice range)

(Agreeing and using different words to say the what I think is the same thing)