Re: [ADS-L] singular y'all

RonButters at AOL.COM RonButters at AOL.COM
Thu Sep 28 15:29:21 UTC 2006


When I talk to many people, not just stooges, it often seems as if more than 
one person is in there. 

In a message dated 9/28/06 10:48:54 AM, juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US 
writes:


> Well, that settles the issue.  If it's good enough for the Stooges, it's
> good enough for me. Nyuk, nyuk.
> 
> Fritz
> 
> BTW, there were actually six Three Stooges.
> 
> >>> RonButters at AOL.COM 9/28/2006 7:15 AM >>>
> The Three Stooges line also appears to be a good example of
> Hollywood's
> psuedodialectal use of singular "y'all"
> 

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