>>Since when did we start the affectation of a Southern drawl in our message content, fishlady?
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>Been saying y'all since I was a kid. Northerners don't have a useful way of saying "you, but not you specifically, I mean 'you' generally." That's too long winded. Even for me.
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>>Drat. And I'd so hoped this meant OR rules for the UT! < g,d&r >
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>I'm sure that when I'm less seriously pissed off than I am right now, I'll laugh with you.
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>>Welcome back, Nancy!
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>Eh.

PMFLJI or whatever.

I concur, Nancy. I'm not even from the South (originally from Hawaii so I guess that's south) and I always prefer to say "y'all" when I'm referring to a group of people (what's the alternative?) I'll usually stop short of "y'all come back now, y'hear?"

-JT