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Originally Posted by ChildoftheHorn
It just seemed a little contrived because it didn't flow quite right. Whenever you use some part of speech, it has a certain flow to it. It is kind of like how I would never use the sentence " This Twinkie is Divine " because it does not flow correctly. If I ate Twinkies, I would describe them as being "tasty" or "good". It is the same sort of thing.
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Hardly.
Pay attention. Everyone posting who actually lives in the South agrees that it was about as normal use of the word as one could have. My DAR grandmother would have said the same thing.
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I admit though, that my speech is only in its currect state because of etiquette classes at the insistance of my grandmother (yay DAR and junior league?) and private school when I was in elementary.
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Ah, now we get it. Folks who use "y'all" are stupid, ignorant or lacking in refinement or the ability to speak in a flowing manner. Why didn't you just say that?
Might was well stay in the trailer, shinerbock.