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Y'all, we need to talk about 'y'all'

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 ...
The term was “y’all,” he said, tightening his jaw. Little girls were not guys. I recall having this conversation a couple of times as I moved through kindergarten and into elementary school.
Rapper Lil Duval is addressing fans who are asking why the Duval Day Concert was canceled. It was supposed to take place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on Friday night. “Y’all wasn’t buying ...