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From: clifto@indep1.chi.il.us (Clifton T. Sharp)
Subject: Re: You, Youse, ...All Y'all
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 21:06:43 GMT
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In article <williambDMrIrL.Dtv@netcom.com> williamb@netcom.com (Richard Belcher) writes:
:Clifton T. Sharp (clifto@indep1.chi.il.us) wrote:
:: And I reiterate (mostly in the hope that one of these articles will
:: make it to another system!) that the usage of "How are y'all doing
:: today?" from one person to one other person is widespread and popular
:: throughout the South.
: But don't you realize whenever a person makes a general greeting like 
:that they are including the person's kin too. It's impolite in the south 
:to not include ones family. :) Most of my family is from around the 

I knew that about the usage "Y'all come back," but never made the other
connection.

-- 
   Cliff Sharp                  There are days when no matter which
     WA9PDM                      way you spit, it's upwind.
  clifto@indep1.chi.il.us       --The First Law of Reality
