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Only a true Texan can tell you the difference between "y'all" and "all y'all".

by mandibles 2y ago

hotsauceror 2y ago
"y'all'd've"
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
  <insert scream GIF here> still, brilliant nonetheless.
- AdmiralAsshat 2y ago
  om'n'a go to the store soon!
  - hotsauceror 2y ago
    I think it would be, fixin' to go to the store.
    - rufus_foreman 2y ago
      There is no x in "fi'n to".
- 4star3star 2y ago
  "y'all'dn't've"
thirdtruck 2y ago
Or a Georgian.
- desert_rue 2y ago
  I believe the Georgian version is different. “Y’all” is singular while “all y’all” is plural.
  - zikduruqe 2y ago
    From North Carolina originally. "Y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all MF'ers" is when you are angry and it could be singular or plural depending on the connotation.
    - sidibe 2y ago
      You must have moved before you started speaking. But nice to see people in the thread recognizing it's not just Texas Y'all is plural. All y'all is short for all of y'all.
  - paulmooreparks 2y ago
    Georgian here. No. "Y'all" has never been singular.
__MatrixMan__ 2y ago
Some sets have a canonical partition. If you're referring to a set of birds or a set of fish, then the correct usage is y'all because those sets canonically partition into themselves. But if you're referring to a set of birds and fish together, then the usage is "all y'all" because the canonical partition yields more than one subset (one containing birds, and one containing fish). The distinction helps differentiate between whether you mean the superset or one of those subsets. It works with any other partition which might be obvious (not just birds and fish). If you have two families together, you might avoid "see y'all later" because it could be interpreted that you only expect to see one family later. "see all y'all later", by contrast is unabiguous--you mean both families. --- Did I get it right? Am I a true Texan?
- 4star3star 2y ago
  Having never given much thought to it, your analysis rings true to my native Texan ears. There's another usage that comes to mind, though. One might argue that "y'all" borders on a second person plural inclusive of the speaker whereas "all y'all" marks a distinction between the speaker and the others. For instance, a peeved person would be more likely to say, "All y'all can kiss my ass," as opposed to, "Y'all can kiss my ass." "Y'all" by itself is more friendly and self-inclusive than "all y'all", which carries an inherent otherness to it.
  - __MatrixMan__ 2y ago
    Hmm, interesting. I'm not from Texas but I have family who is. I'll listen for this one also. I'm under the impression that the double negative is a relatively modern thing (early 1800's). Previously, repetition of the negative just reinforced it, like: > I ain't never put syrup on my bacon on purpose ...just double-enphasized the negative, rather than letting the second negative negate the first. This feels similar except instead of stacking negations you're stacking separations.
  - rawgabbit 2y ago
    It means everyone with no exceptions. Y’all can kiss my ass; ladies and polite company excluded of course. All y’all can kiss my ass.
o11c 2y ago
"all y'all" is an abomination.
- __MatrixMan__ 2y ago
  Using numbers to ab6te words is an abomination. All y'all is fine.
  - mrbadguy 2y ago
    I’m not American and I totally agree. Y’all and all y’all are brilliant!
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giardini 2y ago
"All y'all" is improper Texan primarily used in as a public declaration to convince those present who are NOT Texan, to use the proper expression "y'all" (rather than, say, "all of you", "everyone" or "you" (plural)).
nosrepa 2y ago
Or Dr. Dre.
stronglikedan 2y ago
As a non-Texan, I can usually tell the difference, since "all y'all" is generally followed by "muthafuckers".
- rufus_foreman 2y ago
  Or preceded by the word "fuck".
Finnucane 2y ago
I think that usage is common outside of Texas. A friend from Memphis uses it.

Only a true Texan can tell you the difference between "y'all" and "all y'all".

hotsauceror 2y ago

"y'all'd've"

PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
<insert scream GIF here> still, brilliant nonetheless.
AdmiralAsshat 2y ago
om'n'a go to the store soon!
- hotsauceror 2y ago
  I think it would be, fixin' to go to the store.
  - rufus_foreman 2y ago
    There is no x in "fi'n to".
4star3star 2y ago
"y'all'dn't've"

thirdtruck 2y ago

Or a Georgian.

desert_rue 2y ago
I believe the Georgian version is different. “Y’all” is singular while “all y’all” is plural.
- zikduruqe 2y ago
  From North Carolina originally. "Y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all MF'ers" is when you are angry and it could be singular or plural depending on the connotation.
  - sidibe 2y ago
    You must have moved before you started speaking. But nice to see people in the thread recognizing it's not just Texas Y'all is plural. All y'all is short for all of y'all.
- paulmooreparks 2y ago
  Georgian here. No. "Y'all" has never been singular.

__MatrixMan__ 2y ago

Some sets have a canonical partition. If you're referring to a set of birds or a set of fish, then the correct usage is y'all because those sets canonically partition into themselves. But if you're referring to a set of birds and fish together, then the usage is "all y'all" because the canonical partition yields more than one subset (one containing birds, and one containing fish). The distinction helps differentiate between whether you mean the superset or one of those subsets. It works with any other partition which might be obvious (not just birds and fish). If you have two families together, you might avoid "see y'all later" because it could be interpreted that you only expect to see one family later. "see all y'all later", by contrast is unabiguous--you mean both families. --- Did I get it right? Am I a true Texan?

4star3star 2y ago
Having never given much thought to it, your analysis rings true to my native Texan ears. There's another usage that comes to mind, though. One might argue that "y'all" borders on a second person plural inclusive of the speaker whereas "all y'all" marks a distinction between the speaker and the others. For instance, a peeved person would be more likely to say, "All y'all can kiss my ass," as opposed to, "Y'all can kiss my ass." "Y'all" by itself is more friendly and self-inclusive than "all y'all", which carries an inherent otherness to it.
- __MatrixMan__ 2y ago
  Hmm, interesting. I'm not from Texas but I have family who is. I'll listen for this one also. I'm under the impression that the double negative is a relatively modern thing (early 1800's). Previously, repetition of the negative just reinforced it, like: > I ain't never put syrup on my bacon on purpose ...just double-enphasized the negative, rather than letting the second negative negate the first. This feels similar except instead of stacking negations you're stacking separations.
- rawgabbit 2y ago
  It means everyone with no exceptions. Y’all can kiss my ass; ladies and polite company excluded of course. All y’all can kiss my ass.

o11c 2y ago

"all y'all" is an abomination.

__MatrixMan__ 2y ago
Using numbers to ab6te words is an abomination. All y'all is fine.
- mrbadguy 2y ago
  I’m not American and I totally agree. Y’all and all y’all are brilliant!

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giardini 2y ago

"All y'all" is improper Texan primarily used in as a public declaration to convince those present who are NOT Texan, to use the proper expression "y'all" (rather than, say, "all of you", "everyone" or "you" (plural)).

nosrepa 2y ago

Or Dr. Dre.

stronglikedan 2y ago

As a non-Texan, I can usually tell the difference, since "all y'all" is generally followed by "muthafuckers".

rufus_foreman 2y ago
Or preceded by the word "fuck".

Finnucane 2y ago

I think that usage is common outside of Texas. A friend from Memphis uses it.