Comments on: Melting, Send Help

By: XT

XT — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:13:17 +0000

@Charles,

I agree, much better than “you guys”. But not nearly as much fun as “youse guys”

By: kmom

kmom — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:34:53 +0000

We’ve always dreamed of getting a truckload of ice to dump in our pool in August. Has anyone ever actually pulled that off?

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:48:01 +0000

I heartily approve of “y’all.” It’s an effective word that more effectively conveys the sense of speaking to a group, especially of mixed gender, than does “you guys” or even the formal “you.” So, y’all try to stay cool cause it’s fixin’ to get real hot today.

By: Sharpay

Sharpay — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:30:03 +0000

XT, I concur although if said rarely and in the right spirit we natives find it charming Also, although grammatically correct, most natives would not use the y’all spelling, even if it is the formal spelling per Merriam Webster. It is reserved for informal communications referring to more than one person because we rarely use “you” as a plural pronoun.

Informal: Would ya’ll like to come over for barbecue and swimming?
More formal: May you and your family join us for swimming and dinner?

By: XT

XT — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:00:58 +0000

Bradford,

Your instincts are correct. Our kind can never say “y’all”. Not that it isn’t an extremely useful conjunction, we just can’t pull it off with any credibility.

By: DemBones

DemBones — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:26:46 +0000

Some local church is having a prayer service next week to pray for rain. Makes sense to me. Rain is needed and would mean the big high pressure on top of us budged, making us accessible to cold fronts (high of only 100). So, Bradford, pray. That’s what Texans do. And BTW, isn’t it “youse guys?”

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:32:21 +0000

You don’t go outside. Problem solved! Besides, we don’t have to shovel snow, so I’ll take it any day.

By: Bradford Pearson

Bradford Pearson — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:31:03 +0000

@GP- Fixed, but that sort of proves my point that I’m ill-equipped to write (nevermind speak) that word.

By: Grammar Police

Grammar Police — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:56:28 +0000

“Y’all” is a conjunction of you and all…”ya’ll” is incorrect.

By: allison

allison — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:42:50 +0000

You know how people in NYC go to the Hamptons on weekends? People do that here in August, except they’re rich and they go to their second home in Colorado. Find a rich friend.