Howard Brazee wrote: > On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 12:32:36 -0500, <MedCat7 at aol.com> wrote: > >>> I think that's because we southerners (I'm assuming you're >>> referring the US >>> South) tend to be lazy about our pronunciation anyway, particularly the >>> vowels. >>> >> "Ya'll" "you all" "you guys" "all of you" > > > When the rest of the country is content with "you" for singular and > plural, adding an extra bit for further knowledge isn't being lazy. > The south doesn't have a monopoly on second person plurals; Pittsburgh does have the charming 'yinz/yunz' for that purpose. N -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/05