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Re: Audire, audimus, audit... uh, say what?



Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>

> I always thought "y'all" was singular and "all y'all" was the plural > form?

Here in Philly the underclass thinks that "you" is singular whereas "youz" is
plural.

Likewise one visiting Philly might enrichen his/her language by learning to say:
"I says" and "Yo!".
:-)

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Igor Kessel,
a Philadelphian due to a bizarre caprice of Fate