Date:  Sun, 22 Oct 1995 21:00:42 -0500

From:  Natalie Maynor <maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

Subject: Re: y'all are crazy



> you (sg)

> y'all (pl)

> all y'all

> y'all all

> all y'all all

> The last three items applied to groups of various sizes and membership.I

> don't recall that any single speaker ever used all items in the paradigm.

> The educated speakers never used the last two forms; in fact they said

> the forms "were ignorant." I always wanted to research the paradigm, but

> I have never since encountered "southern" speakers who would admit the

> existence of these forms.



The last one in the list is the only one I don't remember having heard

or used.

  --Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)

   native speaker of Southern