2006-06-28 13:39:16 · 19 answers · asked by Wasting Time 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
Y'all means you, as in "Y'all want a cup of coffee?" (Do you want a cup of coffee?") The plural of Y'all is "All Y'all" when speaking to more than 1 person. "Do all y'all want some coffee?"...(do you 2 or more people here before me want some coffee?")
2006-06-28 18:05:50 · answer #1 · answered by Pepe LePeu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Y'all is a contraction of "you all". Make sure you include the apostrophe between the "y" and "a". It is used as a second person plural pronoun in both the subjective and objective cases.
2006-06-28 13:43:02 · answer #2 · answered by Tiger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that modern English does not distinguish between the singular and plural forms of the word "you".
The King James Bible uses "you all".
Some speakers cannot be bothered to pronounce the whole thing.
I prefer "y'all" to "you-ens", "you guys", or "youse guys".
2006-06-28 13:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by DRDAVE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's short for "you all". Example "Yall are driving me crazy!" or "Yall better come over and drink some tea" and "Y'all, listen to me!"
2006-06-28 13:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by Kitty Katt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y'all - Y-ALL noun,plural,slang (you all) refers to a particular group of people, usually the group of people towards which the sentence or phrase is directed. Originated in the southern U.S.
2006-06-28 13:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well this Southern Bell say it means you all but it's just shows off your southern drawl if you say ya'll
2006-06-28 16:09:59 · answer #6 · answered by Sunshine* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you all or all of you. it's a redneck hillbilly term. i say it along with ain't. so what does "ain't" stand for and mean huh?
2006-06-28 13:43:29 · answer #7 · answered by Mika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a truncation of the two words "you" and "all"
2006-06-28 13:45:43 · answer #8 · answered by frodosbudy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You all, and we don't care if you make fun of us. It's fine by me.
2006-06-28 15:56:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You All
2006-06-28 13:42:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋