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[–] HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Texas resident and never hear this.

"Y'all" means "you all", yes, but both small plural (2 people) or large plural (2,000,000,000 people). I've never heard a musician go on stage and say "How are all y'all doing tonight?". They just say "How are y'all doing tonight?"

"All y'all" really means "each of you". For example, if I'm running a bar and a family of parents and late teenagers enter, I would ask "are all y'all ~~18~~ 21 or older?" Same if there are like 50 folks.

I cannot imagine a situation where I would say "all y'all" without it meaning to emphasize each and every one.

[–] varden@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

sorry in advance, but you would actually be asking "are all ya'll 21 or older? " because in America you can't drink until at least 3 years after you're allowed to start killing people

[–] HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago
[–] j_elgato@leminal.space 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Try it with an expletive, for focus:

F*ck all y'all.

all y'all is about as Texan as it gets. Other then "getch" and "Fixin'"

[–] HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

F*ck all y'all is a great example!

Though, again, I think it's only used to emphasize each and every person rather than to emphasize a large group, like the OP implies.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, "how're all y'all doing tonight" said to a stadium means "I hope each of you is doing well"

[–] HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sure, I do agree that it makes sense. I just haven't heard it myself, so I don't agree that it's a Texas thing.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh I was just agreeing and expanding

[–] HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago
[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because it's 'all [of] y'all'

[–] HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Sure, I do agree that it makes sense. I just haven't heard it myself, so I don't agree that it's a Texas thing.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yet Americans still want to put an S onto mass nouns like 'email', but y'all can figure this out.

[–] HowdyLemmy@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

I think you mean "yous". ;P