“Y’all” means “you all”, yes, but both small plural (2 people) or large plural (2,000,000,000 people). I’ve never heard a musician go on stage and say “How are all y’all doing tonight?”. They just say “How are y’all doing tonight?”
“All y’all” really means “each of you”. For example, if I’m running a bar and a family of parents and late teenagers enter, I would ask “are all y’all 18 21 or older?” Same if there are like 50 folks.
I cannot imagine a situation where I would say “all y’all” without it meaning to emphasize each and every one.
sorry in advance, but you would actually be asking "are all ya’ll 21 or older? " because in America you can’t drink until at least 3 years after you’re allowed to start killing people
Texas resident and never hear this.
“Y’all” means “you all”, yes, but both small plural (2 people) or large plural (2,000,000,000 people). I’ve never heard a musician go on stage and say “How are all y’all doing tonight?”. They just say “How are y’all doing tonight?”
“All y’all” really means “each of you”. For example, if I’m running a bar and a family of parents and late teenagers enter, I would ask “are all y’all
1821 or older?” Same if there are like 50 folks.I cannot imagine a situation where I would say “all y’all” without it meaning to emphasize each and every one.
sorry in advance, but you would actually be asking "are all ya’ll 21 or older? " because in America you can’t drink until at least 3 years after you’re allowed to start killing people
Woops thx
Try it with an expletive, for focus:
F*ck all y’all.
all y’all is about as Texan as it gets. Other then “getch” and “Fixin’”
F*ck all y’all is a great example!
Though, again, I think it’s only used to emphasize each and every person rather than to emphasize a large group, like the OP implies.
Yeah, “how’re all y’all doing tonight” said to a stadium means “I hope each of you is doing well”
Sure, I do agree that it makes sense. I just haven’t heard it myself, so I don’t agree that it’s a Texas thing.
Oh I was just agreeing and expanding
Ah, gotcha
Because it’s ‘all [of] y’all’
Sure, I do agree that it makes sense. I just haven’t heard it myself, so I don’t agree that it’s a Texas thing.
Yet Americans still want to put an S onto mass nouns like ‘email’, but y’all can figure this out.
I think you mean “yous”. ;P