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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
hm, you think that's why ? could be... but actually i just love the word "y'all". not only is it a funny word (and i mean that in the best possible way, all y'all southerners !!), it's also very useful. in french we have two forms of "you" : tu is singular / familiar, and vous is plural / formal. english used also to have two forms with the same function, thee and thou, but those died out. i can't understand why ; i think it's really useful to have a second person pronoun that is explicitly plural.
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We do! Yous or You's, as in "Yous guys" or "I reckon you's kids better have them toys put up before pa gets home or you'll be gettin' a whippin'."
-MJ