"Who-all" and "what-all"

[Patti Kurtz]

I can give you personal data if that helps.

I'm from Pittsburgh originally, though I've traveled a lot which may
have influenced my speech.  But I often say "who all" and "what all"  In
my mind, they're not hyphenated.  Here is the context in which I find
myself using these:

"Who all came to the party last night?"

"What all do we need from the store?"

Not sure if that helps any, but I don't perceive it as a Southernism,
since I don't say "you-all" (I'm a "yinz" person myself.


Patti Kurtz
English Department
Minot State University
Minot, ND

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