Y’all
Y’all
Y’all
Damnit!
It is short for “you all” – get it right if you are going to use it. This is such a simple use of the language. It isn’t that hard to remember the basics of contractions from those early school years… Is it?
I had to correct someone on a Web development list today who proudly proclaimed he was a Texan (as well he should) and thus had the right to use the term. Then he spelled it wrong multiple times!
sigh
[…] the word spelled “ya’ll.” I had never really thought about that until I read this blog about it, but it makes sense that shortening “you all” to one word gives you […]