Re: "Y'all" usage at MIT

Subject: Re: "Y'all" usage at MIT
From: Nora Merhar <merhar -at- ALENA -dot- SWITCH -dot- ROCKWELL -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 08:27:02 CDT


> I've seen people use it on the net who aren't especially Southern in
> order to make themselves soudn more friendly.

> Karen
> karenk -at- netcom -dot- com

I often use y'all on the Net, because "Hello everybody" is the title of a very
bad movie starring Kate Smith.

I'm from Ohio.

Is this OK with y'all?

Nora
merhar -at- alena -dot- switch -dot- rockwell -dot- com


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