Mjolnirs wrote:Stymie wrote:Someone mentioned the word y'all...
What is wrong with that word?
Not a thing, especially when spelled correctly.
y'all=correct
ya'll=wrong
Actually, though it's not proper english, the word "y'all" is an attempt to fill a legitimate need. Modern English is the only language I know of that doesn't distinguish between singular and plural in "you". That is, "you -- one person" and "you -- more than one person". Even older English, like Shakespeare and the King James Bible, made a distinction. "you" was singular, "ye" was plural.
Now some people use "youse" or "yuz" but "y'all" sounds better.
I met one guy from Texas who says that nowadays there "yall" is singular; the plural is "all yall". Any Texans want to comment?