- single word requests - What is the possessive form of yall . . .
I generally hear y'alls's used as the possessive form, but I have also heard yourn Since y'all is a colloquial pronoun, its possessive form is basically liberated from prescriptive linguistics which would probably say that y'all is a contraction for you all and therefore must be possessivized as of all of you
- What is the proper usage of Yall in southern American dialects
Living in Texas for the past eight years I have heard the following used over and over: Y'all, y'alls, y'all's, all y'all, all y'alls, and all y'all's (Think about this nbsp;— "I bought y'all a yawl ") Can't wait to get back to Minnesota where all y'all have to deal with are ufda, ubetcha, ya shure you bet, don't ya know –
- phrases - How to Un-Abbreviate Yalls - English Language Usage . . .
So what is wrong with "y'all's"? It's informal, and perhaps dialect, but among friends should that should not matter It would sound phoney if I used it, because I am (a) British and (b) speak with a bit of a posh accent It has the merit of brevity "What is the view of each of you?" sounds stilted and a bit bossy Personally, I like "y'all's
- When did “y’all” become improper? - English Language Usage . . .
It is my understanding that the contraction y’all was considered correct American English in times past At what point was this word removed from valid American English?
- How correct is the Southern colloquialism yall in correct English . . .
Yes "Y'all" is a contraction for "you all", and so you have placed the apostrophe correctly to account for the missing letters
- american english - When is all yallses used? - English Language . . .
All y'allses is very Southern idiomatic speech, meaning, all of y'all's (you all's), or that all belonging to y'all all is a relatively common way of making an inclusive pronoun Someone might say of a picnic table of food, "Did you make any of that all?" If the speaker is addressing several people, they might say, Did y'all make any of that-all?
- A sentence such that the use of the contraction yall would fix the . . .
The contracted, and very informal, American English expression “y'all” is indeed plural, just as “you all” is
- The case of yall - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
All of these sound perfectly fine to me, although the BBQ I'd personal go with y'all's place instead of y'all, and the party would be for all y'all to emphasize the individuals – user0721090601 Commented Oct 26, 2015 at 6:24
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