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A
Southern
contraction
for "you all" and the best possible way to express ideas related to
Southerner
s,
rural
areas, and the Great
Republic of Texas
.
"Y'all think I could borrow a lil' ol' cup of
sugar
?"
"Y'all better quit
foolin' around
in mah
beans
!"
"Where y'all think y'all are driving so fast on this
highway
?"
"Ah don't think y'all
Yankee
s know how we do thangs here in
Texas
!"
"Is that y'all's
goat
?"
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The one exception to
absolutely never
using "y'all" in the singular form is if you are talking to someone who is a representative of a larger
entity
.
This is absolutely the only acceptable time to use "y'all" when talking to only one person!
Otherwise, you use the word "
yer
" or "
you
". Incorrect use (or absence) of the word "
y'all
" in Texas could mean you have seriously insulted someone. Usually in commercial transactions. For instance...
To ask the lady at the cash register of
Western Warehouse
if the store will be recieving any new
Tony Lamas
(the only
cowboy boots
) soon you would say:
"'scuse me miss, but when're y'all gettin' some Tony Lamas in?"
. Because the subject of this sentence is not the cashier, it is that particular store, and all of it's included staff. If you were to ask
"...when're
you
getting some Tony Lamas in
." she would probably take it as an insult, because you are implying that she herself will be receiving Tony Lamas inside herself... not a very pleasant thought for most people.
But if you wanted to compliment her
mullet
you would say:
"Yer hair sure does look purty today."
If you said to her
"Y'all's hair sure do look purty today"
that would be taken as an insult because the staff of Western Warehouse most likely has some men on it's payroll, and if you are in
Texas
you
never
tell a man he's pretty unless you're mocking him. And if you mock him, you'll probably find out real quick just when and where you'll get yer Tony Lamas.
Of course, if you're in Texas, there's a good chance that you'll be given a funny look when you say these things, and then answered in
Spanish
(not a joke, y'all, you don't believe me, then get yer arse down to
Texas
and try it). So be aware of who your target is. If they speak
English
, and are "
Speaking Texan
", then you'd better know proper grammatical usage of "y'all"... or you might end up dying from
lead poisoning
.
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