what-all (1861)

[Mark Mandel]

I also picked up "who-all" and "what-all", more or less intentionally.

On Feb 1, 2008 11:16 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Inconsistently, OED does have "who-all" from 1899.  I too use it, but I
> suspect I picked both up from TV.  I can't picture anyone in my family
> saying either.
>
>  JL
>
>
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Mark Mandel

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