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Originally Posted by anamardoll
"Where do ya'll want to go to eat?"
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The correct spelling is y'all as the word is a contraction of you and all.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Is this purely done in spoken English, or would you use it in a formal context in written English, too? Just curious as to whether it is regarded as a local "dialect", or has come to be considered grammatically correct English.
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It's an informal term, so it's used in spoken English and informal English writing (emails, etc). It's not something that you would see in formal writing unless the author was trying to be folksy. I grew up in the American South so I'm well acquainted with this word.
