Re: Y'all

Subject: Re: Y'all
From: Phillip Winn <pwinn -at- S7 -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 15:01:52 -0500

>BTW, if there's any doubt, you could always use "all y'all" -- even
>Texans should recognize that as plural.

I assure you that I have heard just that usage several times, both in
Austin, TX, and in Dallas, TX. My favorite was "I'm fixin' to head over to
all a y'all's house."

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