Re: Questions about Schwa and Stress and "y'all"
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 15, 2001, 22:14 |
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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.
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