Re: Questions about Schwa and Stress and "y'all"
| From: | David Peterson <digitalscream@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 15, 2001, 23:30 |
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In a message dated 10/15/01 3:15:06 PM, fortytwo@GDN.NET writes:
<< When I hear "y'all" I always interpret it as plural. If the context is
clear that it can only be singular I won't *say* anything, but it will
strike me as very odd. >>
Yeah, but I'm telling you, it didn't phase them at all. They didn't
pause, they didn't raise their eyebrows, they didn't twitch; nothing. But
anyway, the experiment shall continue!
-David
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