"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
In Dutch people say “Nee ja” (no yes) or “Ja nee” (yes no) when they begin to answer a question. It’s basically meaningless, like starting a sentence with “well…”
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FireRetardant@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 193d
In Canada, its "oh yeah no for sure bud"
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 193d
"Yeah no totally" is a similar one
HowAbt2day@futurology.today · 4 pts · 193d
Sí no no, sí. Is a yes in Spanish.
Polkira@piefed.ca · 13 pts · 192d
JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 192d
Nah yeah, that applies pretty much one to one with Australia, we just slang no as nah except for the last one, where you'd actually say no
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 192d
My favourite is yeah ehh.
Not only is it short and easy to say, it’s also very on brand and basically says that you also vouch for the idea.
FireRetardant@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 192d
"Oh yeah eh" hits even harder
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 192d
In England it's "no, bu' yeah bu' no bu' yeah bu'..."
HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 192d
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.
varden@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 192d
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
HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 192d
Woops thx
j_elgato@leminal.space · 6 pts · 192d
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'"
HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 192d
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.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 192d
Yeah, "how're all y'all doing tonight" said to a stadium means "I hope each of you is doing well"
HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 192d
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.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 192d
Oh I was just agreeing and expanding
HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 192d
Ah, gotcha
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 192d
Because it's 'all [of] y'all'
HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 192d
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.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 192d
Yet Americans still want to put an S onto mass nouns like 'email', but y'all can figure this out.
HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 192d
I think you mean "yous". ;P
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 193d
Midwesterners say the same thing as Aussies but with an accent.
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 193d
No yeah donchaknow
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 193d
Yah no er no yah?
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 193d
No yeah for sure bud
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 192d
I don't know what you're talking about there weren't any consonants in the middle of those words when I found them.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 192d
In Dutch people say “Nee ja” (no yes) or “Ja nee” (yes no) when they begin to answer a question. It’s basically meaningless, like starting a sentence with “well…”
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 192d
I prefer the New New York version, "yous guyses"
lath@piefed.social · 4 pts · 193d
Yeah, nyah
Zozano@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 192d
Of course the profile picture is of Damo
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 192d
In North Carolina you say y'all, which means you all, unless you're over 2,500 feet MSL in which case say y'uns which means you ones.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 192d
Yeah, naw is more nuanced than just no.
Rhoeri@piefed.world · 0 pts · 192d
You’re both stupid. How’s that?