Y'all
No matter how long you've lived in Memphis, you are most likely familiar with this basic southern word, but do you know how to use it correctly?
While "y'all" is actually a contraction for "you all," it is most commonly used in place of the plural form of "you." "All y'all" or "all of y'all," on the other hand, is generally used in place of "you all."
- For example...
- When speaking to two or three people: "Are y'all going to the movies?"
- When speaking to several people: "Are all y'all going to the movies?"
- For example...
- Is this y'all's car?"
or - "Is this all y'all's favorite color?"
No matter how long you live here, you can be certain that you will leave with "y'all" firmly embedded in your vocabulary. And everywhere you go, it will be a dead giveaway that you once made your home in the South.
