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Old 07-11-2015, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan View Post
Y'all is a Southern term, I use it all the time when referencing more than one person. When writing my son or daughter, I don't ask "how are you doing" to find out how they, their spouses and their kids are. I rather say "how are y'all doing" rather than "how are you and the family doing" or "how are you and then name their spouse and kids names out".



How is using a term pretentious? It is an adjective that means "attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed". Well, I'm as Southern as they come, I'm sure as heck not trying to impress anyone and I'm not about to quit using one word because it is a pet peeve of someone.



PFFFFT!

KC - while living in Mississippi I was taught Y'all is singular and All Y'all is plural. Arkansas is next door - is the use the same?
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