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<DIV><FONT size=2>I've developed the habit of saying "alls" instead of "all"
when the word comes at the start of sentences, as in "Alls you need is
love," or "Alls I'm saying is that we can't go to the lake." I'm
trying to figure out where that comes from, or whether anyone else does it at
all.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I'm aware of the discussion of "You'alls" and "Y'alls", but
this is something different. And while I would have guessed it is a local
habit of rural Central Texas, I've spent two weeks listening for it and heard no
one else using it.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>