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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. And have you noticed that in the current ADS
journal, there's an article consistently using ya'll? Does that
make any sense? What is being substituted by the apostrophe?
Rima</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Remember, "y'all" is singular,
"all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all's" is plural
possessive.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">You may hear a Southerner say "Ought!"
to a dog or child. This is short for "Y'all ought not do
that!" and is the equivalent ofsaying
"No!"</font></div>
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