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Re: Visiting NC
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5801 by Sits N Knits
Jul 1, 2005 4:23pm
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You accent the first syllable...but not in theater. It's Thee-

Max: yes'm - dat id b finer dan frog hair!
Re: Visiting NC--appropriate use of y'all ;-)
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5801 by Sits N Knits
Jul 1, 2005 5:45pm
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Well, this is definitely OT as concerns letterboxing but I beg to differ on the spelling of y'all. As a contraction of "you all," the apostrophe replaces the "ou". The pronunciation is definitely "yawl"--the more drawn out the better. However, there is no plural of y'all because it is already plural.

If it is used in conversation with a single individual, that is merely because it is understood to refer to that person and others not necessarily present (e.g. "I hear you and your family are taking a vacation in Florida. How are y'all getting there? Drivin' or flyin'?") Can y'all tell that this point really gets to me??? ;-)

The singular of y'all is YOU!

In the mountains of NC, TN and KY, y'all is sometimes replaced by you'uns.

Knit Wit
Born in Athens, GA, now living in Asheville, NC
Re: Visiting NC--appropriate use of y'all ;-)
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5812 by knit wit
Jul 1, 2005 5:59pm
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I wasn't going to say it, because I tend to drive people crazy by being the grammar police, but since Knit Wit brought it up, yes, the apostrophe has to go between the Y and the A, even though an awful lot of people put it between the A and the first L.

I knew a guy from Pittsburgh once who used to say "yuns" as the you-plural. (He marride my friend from NC, which resulted in some interesting linguistic comparisons.) It's funny how many areas of the country have come up with a word to serve this purpose, since English doesn't really have an official one, the way some other languages do.

DebBee, still OT, so smack my wrist if you must! <g>
Re: Visiting NC--appropriate use of y'all ;-)
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5813 by DebBee
Jul 1, 2005 7:23pm
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Quote It's funny how many areas of the country have come up with a word to serve this purpose, since English doesn't really have an official one, the way some other languages do.


In Michigan, we used to say "you guys". Didn't matter what gender the folks in the group were, either. It was always, "Do you guys want your stuffing on top of or next to your turkey?" or "If you mess up the frosting on that cake you guys won't get to eat any."

Which brings up more regionalisms... is it stuffing or dressing? frosting or icing? soda or pop? chili dawg or coney island?

Ah, memories...

-Red
Re: Visiting NC--appropriate use of y'all ;-)
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5813 by DebBee
Jul 1, 2005 7:24pm
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Ha! I don't normally visit this board, but saw the subject and totally agree that the apostrophe should be between the y and a. However, most people I know write it ya'll, which drives me nuts.

In Miami and Cleveland (my childhood residences) the plural of you was "you guys" or "you people".

Since working with midwesterners for 16 years, I've tried to remove the y'all from my vocabulary and resort back to you guys since non-southern people always comment about the y'all. (I never did like "you people".) But, the y'all sneaks in occasionally anyway.

Amyrica
Re: Visiting NC--appropriate use of y'all ;-)
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5814 by Red
Jul 1, 2005 9:18pm
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Ok. I stand corrected, but I will still spell it ya'll, even if just to annoy ya'll. LOL

For us, it is stuffing, icing, soda, and chili dog. But don't forget the miracle whip (no mayo.) Hehe...

Liz
Re: Visiting NC
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5803 by DebBee
Jul 1, 2005 10:00pm
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DebBee

I use Y'all on occasions. I don't have the accent for it though.

But being from eastern Ohio, half of my family says: "You-uns". Hard to explain, but that's pronounced all in one syllable. Comes out sorta like "Uens"

S~N~K
Re: Visiting NC
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5818 by Sits N Knits
Jul 2, 2005 5:50am
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Quote I use Y'all on occasions. I don't have the accent for it though


Me, too, though when I get back to NC, I can feel the accent creeping back. I tend to slip back into it when I'm around people who talk that way.

DebBee
Re: Visiting NC--appropriate use of y'all ;-)
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5815 by Amyrica
Jul 2, 2005 8:30am
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Why, y'all know that VictoriAnna always speaks with her best Scarlett O'Hara accent! Remember that when y'all are readin' those letters to Catherine...

And it's dressin', Coke (regardless of the flavor), and sugah...

VA
Re: Visiting NC--appropriate use of y'all ;-)
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5820 by VictoriAnna
Jul 2, 2005 10:32am
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a-men sista!

it's coke--- no matter what color or flavor... heeheehee..

an it's Duke's Man-ase or else y'all are heretics or heathen!


alysonwonderland--who's "fixin to" go plant a few letterboxes!!
Re: Visiting NC--appropriate use of y'all ;-)
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5821 by Alyson Wonderland
Jul 2, 2005 5:00pm
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Quote an it's Duke's Man-ase or else y'all are heretics or heathen!


It is a comfort to know that there are intelligent and civilized people reading this list. ;-)

Knit Wit
Re: Visiting NC--appropriate use of y'all ;-)
Board: State: North Carolina
Reply to: #5823 by knit wit
Jul 3, 2005 1:09am
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Shoot, down here in South cArolIna we don't even bother wid dem ll's. We just say yaw. An all this talk about Duke's Mayonaise is makin' me awful hungry.=)

Weyrwoman