Date:  Sat, 21 Jan 1995 09:12:21 -0500

From:  Ron Rabin <RABINRL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SNYBUFAA.CS.SNYBUF.EDU>

Subject: Re: 2 pl



I'm curious about the "y'all" and "you all" pairs. Would someone who

speaks/lives in a dialect area where "y'all" and "you all" coexist, comment

on which is marked, if either is marked, and for what purpose.



I have in mind a pair like:

"What do y'all want?"

or

"What do you all want?"



Is one of them marked for emphasis, challenge, incredulity, etc.



Ron Rabin

Buffalo State College