@gmatkins to Austin Texas [email protected]English • 1 year agoCalifornian migration to Texas increased 80% over 10 years.www.kxan.comexternal-linkmessage-square3arrow-up113arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkCalifornian migration to Texas increased 80% over 10 years.www.kxan.com@gmatkins to Austin Texas [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square3file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year ago Y’all means all. Weeeellll…… sorta. “Y’all” means everyone you’re talking to. “All y’all” means everyone you’re talking to plus everyone you’re talking about in the current context. That’s how I grew up using it anyway!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThe way I was raised, “all y’all” is everyone you are currently addressing, “some y’all” is a subset of the people, “y’all” is sort of ambiguous.
minus-square@gmatkinsOPlinkEnglish1•1 year agoThat’s a very literal understanding of the contraction, yes.
Weeeellll…… sorta. “Y’all” means everyone you’re talking to. “All y’all” means everyone you’re talking to plus everyone you’re talking about in the current context. That’s how I grew up using it anyway!
The way I was raised, “all y’all” is everyone you are currently addressing, “some y’all” is a subset of the people, “y’all” is sort of ambiguous.
That’s a very literal understanding of the contraction, yes.