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Old 05-16-2009, 09:05 AM   #4918
mjh215
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel View Post
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.
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
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