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why do americans say y'al instead of you all?
it makes me laugh
9 Answers
- Anonymous2 weeks ago
That's an expression from the US Deep South. And it's a corruption of the words "You all." It has been around since before the Civil War. Don't know how it got started, though.
- 2 weeks ago
Because Americans dont speak English
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- Anonymous2 weeks ago
A small section of America use this colloquial.
Every country and sections in the country have colloquials.
And it is y’all. Two L’s.
- ?Lv 72 weeks ago
Why does it make you laugh? How do you restore the second person plural that English lost around the 16th century? In parts of the US, people use "you guys". In New Jersey, they say "youse" which is logical, but connected with a lower socioeconomic group. In the South, they say "you all" often contracted to "ya'all" which seems to be spreading, as the most elegant way to make "you" plural and communicate clearly.
- ?Lv 72 weeks ago
Most Americans never say "ya'll" (except when imitating Southerners).
It's primarily people from the Southern States that employ that slang term.