Being as it's either rainy or snowing, and nobody is looking tire size, or
trying to get the overdrive switches adjusted; here is something on this
subject to pass the time- ;>)
http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest.html
Dallas
from North Carolina and I hardly ever hear y'all, and then most likely its a
transplant talking.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
To: <ahy3000@comcast.net>; "Robert Larson" <robertlarson@worldnet.att.net>;
<wilko2@cox.net>; "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: Early Friday Funny
> This y'all thing is interesting. It seems obvious to me that it originates
> from the two words "you all". Another way to say "all of you", which
> certainly seems to be in the plural sense to me.
>
> It's amazing what a bunch of ex-colonials left on their own can do to
> destroy the Queen's English, "eh"? <grin>
>
> Just a comment from a loyal understated non-offensive Canadian....
>
> Rich Chrysler
> U.E.L.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ahy3000@comcast.net>
> To: "Robert Larson" <robertlarson@worldnet.att.net>; <wilko2@cox.net>;
> "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 9:14 AM
> Subject: Re: Early Friday Funny
>
>
>>I can't believe that we haven't heard from someone in Pittsburgh where
>>yins is used instead of y'all.
>>
>> I found this extremely helpful as we bought some property in NC recently!
>> I'll pay particular attention to "Hey, y'all, watch this,"
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