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Posted by jfleck on 17 April 2005, 3:31 pm

Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

The thing is, I picked up “y’all” when I was in my 20s from a friend from Texas. It’s just useful. The language needs a plural of “you.” (From MJH.)

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