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<div><font face="Arial">Just got a list of "Southern Advice"
from my Texan father-in-law. It included the following- the
first of which we've had discussions on this list, but I'd never heard
the second. Rima</font></div>
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Remember, "y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is
plural, and "all y'all's"</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"> is plural
possessive.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"><br>
You may hear a Southerner say "Ought!" to
a dog or child. This is short</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"> for
"Y'all ought not do that!" and is the equivalent of saying
"No!"</font></blockquote>
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