Do Northerners say y all?

Do Northerners say y all?

The short answer is yes. The slightly longer answer is that while “y’all” is spreading within the United States outside its traditional territory in the South (Texas mostly patterns as a Southern state when it comes to language), its use outside North America is very limited. The short answer is yes.

Where did the word yall originate?

Scottish
The general scholarly consensus is that y’all’s origin is actually Scottish. While some disagreements exist as to the first recorded use of y’all—with scholars dating the term’s first use to either 1909, 1886, or 1851—the widely accepted history of the term dates to 18th-century New York.

Is Y all considered proper English?

Although “y’all” is not generally considered appropriate for formal writing, it’s not an improper or incorrect term, nor does it indicate a failure to grasp grammar or the English language. It is just another way that language has evolved over time to provide us with a much-needed second-person plural pronoun.

When did Southerners start saying Y all?

“Y’all” was being used in the American South as early as the 19th century. Parker gave an example from 1886 that described what northerners thought of the word.

What can I use instead of yall?

From Y’all To Youse: 8 English Ways to Make “You” Plural

• Y’all. Used primarily in the Southern US, this is a shortening of the phrase “you all,” which is also used in its full form as a plural address.
• Yinz.
• You-uns.
• You Guys.
• You Lot.
• Yous/Youse.
• Ye.
• Super Plurals.

Why do Southerners call a shopping cart a buggy?

Shoppers could meander the aisles and choose their own groceries versus handing a list to a clerk for them to choose. All that meandering required a new invention to hold the goods, a basket with wheels and a handle. Southerners referred to it as a buggy, while other regions called it a shopping cart.

What is the correct way to say Yall?

Y’all (pronounced / jɔːl / yawl) is a contraction of you and all, sometimes combined as you-all. Y’all is the main second-person plural pronoun in Southern American English, with which it is most frequently associated, though it also appears in some other English varieties, including African-American English and South African Indian English.

Do you know the differences between North and South American phrases?

Growing up in the south, you probably learned several key phrases (e.g. ‘y’all’ or the famous ‘bless your heart’). However, if you grew up in the north, you probably recognize some vastly different ones (e.g. ‘you guys’ or ‘youse guys’). Southerners are known for their southern drawl that uses long, lazy vowels.

What is the difference between “yaw” and “yaw’ll”?

“Yaw’ll” I think, is more common in the Coastal South. That pronunciation is produced because of something called “l-velarization” which basically just means that the “l” at the end of the words is weakened. In more extreme cases, “y’all” becomes similar to “yaw.”

Is the word ‘Y’all’ a southern word?

It’s as Southern as eating cornbread, sipping sweet tea, and swatting mosquitoes on a porch in the summertime: using the word “y’all” is a quintessential southern trait.