do yall say yall?

Question

ok i went to pennsylvania, and i said yall come on to my husband and best friend and people were laughing at us. everyone here says yall? I live in southern maryland, my co-worker from maine say we are all hicks. So unfair. anyone else say yall?

Answer 1

just about everyone south of the mason dixon line says it once in awhile. just a culture thing I guess..

Answer 2

I'm from GA and definetly say yall all the time! My coworkers used to even laugh because I'd write it in notes to them. What's really funny though is that more often than not people think I'm from the north because I don't have any accent (unless I'm mad then it comes out!) and I talk really fast so they get confused when I say yall. And saying yall does not make someone a hick.

Answer 3

We do not say it here up in Canada, but I've heard it much in Texas too where I have friends. I like it actually. This makes the person different and it is interesting to get to know people in their differences. Over in Canada, we do have an accent that a friend of mine calls " frenglish". I don't mind. I believe yall is a wording from the south of the U.S. and it means " you all " No big deal about this. Just be yourself dear Heart and let your co-workers say whatever they want. Some people are not opened to different cultures.

Happy new year to you

Answer 4

I moved from New York to Florida 5 years ago. Went home for x-mas last year and was having a conversation and I said Y'all. Everyone looked at me like I was from mars or something. Then we joked about it. I say y'all all the time now because I hear it so often from my southern drawl co-workers. And as for the co-worker from Maine there are a lot of things they say that are funny, like the Caw is in the yad. So say y'all and y'all be proud of it.

Answer 5

Hello all! How are all yall doin'. Of course I say yall I use the word 'bout every day. And don't you go caring what other people think of you.

P.S. I don't care what anybody thinks, ain't is a real word. It's up in the dictionary. And if yall ain't believing me look it up.

Answer 6

I say it both ways. By the way the term yankee refers to anybody who lives within the United States,and historically the term usually refers to residents of New England,and in 1758 a British General named James Wolfe referred to the New England soldiers as yanks or yankee's. Mark Twain used the term too"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court.

Answer 7

I did,I was from Oklahoma.But after 30 in California I no longer say it.But I still love to call home and listen to my family talk.It has a charm all its on.Keep saying yall,I tell people it means the whole family,even the dog,cat,and birds.<><

Answer 8

Yeah, I say it probably a million times in everyday conversation. I guess being in Texas, everyone says it. When I visited family in North Carolina, everyone got a kick out of it though.

I think it's weird/odd to hear/say 'you all' instead of 'y'all'. That's just my opinion though.

The funny thing is you are from a Northern state. To hear someone call YOU a hick, makes me wonder what they'd call me. :o)

Answer 9

I was born and raised in North Carolina, and have said "y'all" all my life. For those of you who don't know, "y'all" is a contraction of "you all". It usually refers to people in the plural, though it can be used in the singular as a means of confusing Nawthnuhs :). It is in common usage throughout the South, and is no more unacceptable than saying "youse" or "ay-uh".

Answer 10

Yes. I was born and raised in Florida. Half my relatives live, and were born in Georgia. Do I need to say more?