Re: Questions about Schwa and Stress and "y'all"
| From: | David Peterson <digitalscream@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 16, 2001, 2:09 |
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In a message dated 10/15/01 5:21:21 PM, fortytwo@GDN.NET writes:
<< Of course, you're in California where, AFAIK, "y'all" isn't a normal
usage, and I'm sure those people just think of "y'all" as being a
"Southern" way of saying "you". >>
That might be true, but "you all" is quite standard. I'm sure some
people say "y'all" sometimes, but "you all" much more often. Yeah, I never
thought of that explanation... Sounds pretty good.
-David
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