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Originally Posted by Apache
I have never heard a native Southerner say you all. I do see non southern actors use it in movies when they are supposed to be Southern. It should be y'all, which is a contraction of you all.
Apache
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I do hear many a Texan say 'y'all' or if it's regarding a group 'all y'all'.
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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
Depends on context. Sometimes “you all” is appropriate, particularly for emphasis: “You all saw it!”
— Native Tennesseean
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My West Virginia relatives always said "you'ns". Are they northern Southerners?