A friendly young gal takes her seat on an airplane next to two girls and says, "Hi, I'm from Texas, how bout ya'll?
Her seatmate points her nose in the air and says, "were from where you don't end a sentence with a preposition".
The texas gal says, "OK, where ya'll from, BITCH!"

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Originally posted by Vemo:
A friendly young gal takes her seat on an airplane next to two girls and says, "Hi, I'm from Texas, how bout ya'll?
Her seatmate points her nose in the air and says, "were from where you don't end a sentence with a preposition".
The texas gal says, "OK, where ya'll from, BITCH!"

Need to rephrase that one. "Y'all" ain't a preposition. It's a noun. I think, "Hi, I'm from Texas. Where're y'all from?" would do the trick.

Don't mean to pick nits, just want to make it work.

Pronoun. He told the joke wrong.
It should have been, "Hi, I'm from Texas, where ya'll from."

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I still laughed!

Their from New Jersey.

Ya'll is just a pattern of speech -- the Southern plural of "you". I use it regularly in voir dire as it is a very inclusive term. Folks in the North look at me funny and I have to explain.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Ya'll is just a pattern of speech -- the Southern plural of "you". I use it regularly in voir dire as it is a very inclusive term. Folks in the North look at me funny and I have to explain.

contraction of "you all"

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Originally posted by SR4759:
Their from New Jersey.

Since we are correcting grammer here- "They're" is the correct form.
No offence intended.

I don't normally critique others grammar but the joke doesn't work if it isn't presented right.

"Never mess up a good story with too many facts"

I still laughed....

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Originally posted by Cross L:

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Ya'll is just a pattern of speech -- the Southern plural of "you". I use it regularly in voir dire as it is a very inclusive term. Folks in the North look at me funny and I have to explain.

contraction of "you all"

It's the southern version of "youse guys"

Damn Ya'll !!

Never thought that two words would stir so many, or is it one word?

All ya'll can go screw yourselves. Quit nit picking.

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Originally posted by pagosawingnut:It's the southern version of "youse guys"

Or "you'ns", in northwestern Pennsylvania...

I'm astounded at how many English teachers read the foul humor on this site. LOL
Cal

When I go to texas I get, "Ya'all ain't from around here are ya", a lot

Round heah ya'll is singular, plural is "all ya'll".

We'uns here in SW Idaho thought it was hilarious...

GWN, I beg to differ: "Y'all" is singular, "All Y'all" is plural, and "All Y'all's" is plural possessive!

And "Mommanems" is where you go for Thanksgiving or Christmas...

casual
cas-u-al
used in a sentence
ya'all need to shut the fuck up casual is pissin' me off

the correct spelling is y'all and it's pronounced yawl. When one hears you-all, it's usually a yankee trying to pass.

a big problem for students of English as a Foreign Language - no distinction between singular and plural form of the word "you." In most languages, this distinction is.
In Texas, I understand that English is significantly improved.

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Originally posted by vashper:
a big problem for students of English as a Foreign Language - no distinction between singular and plural form of the word "you." In most languages, this distinction is.
In Texas, I understand that English is significantly improved.

That's how we see it. Glad y'all see it the same way!

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I don't see anything but opinions, and they are not correct.

We's all 'mericans, y'all.

I currently have a case in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I've been admitted pro hac vice (basically another state allows a lawyer licensed in another state to try a case in a state where they are not admitted as a courtesy), as have all the other lead lawyers in the case, one from Chicago and another from Minneapolis. All the other lawyers, as well as the judge have commented that I "talk funny." Having been born and raised in South Texas, my comment has consistently been that it seems to me that I'm the only one in the case who doesn't talk funny.

Fortunately, I've got a judge with a sense of humour.

I remember years ago when I had to detour through New York city on an overnight.Went to a bar + I could'nt buy my drinks,they would keep buying them if I would only say something else. Obviously with that incentive my accent improved.

I have a good friend here in Iowa that was raised in San Angelo, Tx, he has not one trace of a Texas accent...until he starts drinking

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Originally posted by GWN:
Round heah ya'll is singular, plural is "all ya'll".

Ditto !

Actually a Texan never asks where you are from--

If you are from Texas you will tell them, and if you aren't----

IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER