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NutmegYankee

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21. Yep. I have never lost my Y'all.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 11:45 PM

Jan 2013

I've been up here a while, so I can use Y'all in the same sentence as wicked. I get some looks from it.

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FYI: A lesson on Southern Linguistics. [View all] Whovian Jan 2013 OP

what are liguistics? HiPointDem Jan 2013 #1

Some kind of pasta maybe? Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #2

They're what you eat liguini with, if you want to eat in the authetic style Electric Monk Jan 2013 #3

LOL! Oh god, when I have a typo it's usually a good one. Whovian Jan 2013 #4

interesting video on linguistics though. :>) HiPointDem Jan 2013 #6

Interesting point she made, I wonder if that explains why we don't notice a British accent okaawhatever Jan 2013 #5

Cadence and rhythm Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #14

Thanks for the info n/t okaawhatever Jan 2013 #20

Very interesting newfie11 Jan 2013 #7

I had seen an article about this a while back. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #8

Standard English just doesn't really have a good substitute for y'all. Fumesucker Jan 2013 #9

I agree. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #10

I like "youins" too Tsiyu Jan 2013 #11

I grew up with the Appalachian "y'ins" HillWilliam Jan 2013 #12

I was born & raised in Alabama... TroglodyteScholar Jan 2013 #13

And it shouldn't. I am from the South and would never use that term. Just because you speak with a RB TexLa Jan 2013 #17

I'm from the South and still live here and I don't speak with a drawl Fumesucker Jan 2013 #19

Yep. I have never lost my Y'all. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #21

I might could say sumpn bout dat y'all.. ananda Jan 2013 #15

close Go Vols Jan 2013 #16

You misspelled "shootin' iron" Fumesucker Jan 2013 #18

Well, shit fire and save matches! n/t guardian Jan 2013 #22

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