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Re: Questions about Schwa and Stress and "y'all"

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 16, 2001, 0:21
David Peterson wrote:
> 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!
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". -- "No just cause can be advanced by terror" ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42