you-all's

[Natalie Maynor]

dInIs wrote:

> If you don't put the mark in aren't you just as strongly taking a position
> in the debate?

Did you mean to say if I do put it in?  I think not putting it in
is more likely to be perceived as a statement of position in the debate
since using the apostrophe is the traditional spelling.  I like the
neatness of the "yall" spelling, though.

> >Bob Haas wrote:
> >>
> >> I like "y'all," Natalie, b/c I like the idea of showing that it's a type of
> >> contraction.  And I think many people see it that way, but that's just my
> >
> >"Y'all" has always been my spelling of it, but whether it's a contraction
> >is debatable.  One reason I might go with the "y'all" spelling, though,
> >is that spelling it "yall" strikes me as emphasizing a position in the
> >contraction debate, which is not what I want to do.
> >   --Natalie Maynor (maynor at ra.msstate.edu)

   --Natalie Maynor (maynor at ra.msstate.edu)