Comment on The mist Texan of all expressions - Y'All - is ungendered and therefore woke

luckyhunter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• APassenger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Y’all is plural you (at this point).

  All y’all is an enhancement and clarification meaning, “every one addressed.”

  It is, also, based (and fun).

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  • totallynotarobot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Please explain the last one I do not grok

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    • APassenger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yall would not have

      'd = would n’t = not 've = have

      Also: cool to see the word grok.

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      • totallynotarobot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Thank you, I get it now (helps to say it out loud!)

        I now grok!

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