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Re: English 2sg/pl

From:David Starner <dvdeug@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 6, 2003, 20:20
On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 03:33:29PM -0400, Steg Belsky wrote:
> it), what are the proper possessive forms in "y'all" dialects? I find > myself using a wide variety, including: > your-all's (from my native 'you-all') > y'aller (/-r=/ from 'your', including the 'your'/'you're' homophony) > y'allser (transposition of 'your-all's'?) > y'all's
I use y'all's, personally. But I didn't grow up in a y'all dialect; just hung out here in Oklahoma for too long. -- David Starner - dvdeug@email.ro Ic sæt me on anum leahtrice, ða com heo and bát me!