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The drawl is gone, y'all: Research shows classic Southern accent fading fast (t.uga.edu)
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[โ€“] claycle@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

all'y'all is the plural second person form.

Sheriff, speaking to a number of bandits: All'y'all just put yer guns down and come out with yer hands up so we can end this all peaceful like.

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Doesn't y'all refer to a plural group as well though? You can't call just one person y'all.