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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why would you wish to say "you all" in the first place? What advantage does it possess over a simple "you"?
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It is because American English does not have distinct 2nd plural so different areas of the country have come up with different ways to handle that. I have seen/heard..
you
yous
yous guys
you all
y'all
The have see the "pre-end all of" method
all of y'all
all of yous
all of yous guys
and so on
Just depends where you live. Im in Virginia presently, in a large town and hear y'all the most, but last month when I was in NJ I heard "yous guys" a lot. I suspect that long term "y'all" will win since that seems to be most prevalent in my unscientific study.