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Originally Posted by Preston327
Who decided that "you" needs a plural form? . . .
I say y'all myself . . . .
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Why do you say "y'all" if "you" doesn't need a plural form?
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Another one that gets on my nerves is "all y'all" . . . . all y'all just seems needlessly repetitive.
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"All y'all" has a different meaning from "y'all," just as "we all" has a different meaning from "we."
E.g.: "We know what you've been doing." vs. "We all know what you've been doing."
"Are we going to the game?" vs. "Are we all going to the game?"
"All y'all" means "every single of one of you."
(Yes, I know "y'all" is a contraction of "you all," but it functions as a plural rathar than as a true contraction.")