Language Log » Singular y'all: a "devious Yankee rumor"?
Language Log » Singular y'all: a "devious Yankee rumor"?
An exchange between Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan at the beginning of "Oozlin' Daddy Blues" is evidence in a discussion about the use of "y'all" to refer to a single person. (Via Ace of Spades HQ.)
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