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

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, October 15, 2001, 22:14
David Peterson wrote:
> (ex.: "Y'all need help?" to a short girl who was trying to get a pot down > from a tall, tall shelf--no one else was in the room, or even near it), and, > of course, no one had a problem with it; they all interpreted it as singular.
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. -- "No just cause can be advanced by terror" ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42