Date:  Sat, 22 Jan 1994 15:45:07 CST

From:  "Donald M. Lance" <ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET>

Subject: Re: y'all singular, not!



Beth Simon's instance of singular "y'all" is convincing. I don't doubt

that many Southerners do use it for singular reference, but occasionally

proffered examples seem to be candidates for "y'all" referring to a

representative of a group. Often one can't really tell.

                            DMLance