The word fills an important gap in our language, but it was once stigmatized. The story of "y'all" also includes powerful ...

A University of Alabama professor told NPR that people under 40 in all parts of the country have taken a liking to “y’all” ...

All-Star event, dubbed the "Y'all Star Game," will be a multi-day celebration coinciding with America's 250th birthday.

“ Y’all has won .” — Paul Reed, a linguist at the University of Alabama who studies Southern American English and Appalachian ...

A 2005 Urban Dictionary entry: “Y’all: contraction for you all. Despite what some think, it is not only used by hicks and the uneducated. People from all walks of life, traditionally the ...

“Y’all” is the most identifiable feature of the dialect known as Southern American English. It simply and elegantly fills out the pronoun paradigm gap that occurs in dialects that have only ...

Sure, “y’all” can sound folksy, which is one reason I use it in my humor columns. It is more conversational and suggests more intimacy (not like that, y’all).It’s not like I’m writing ...

“Y’all” might also take on the role of a formal marker through a sweetening effect. If you wrap the message in an extra layer of Southernness, it goes down easier.