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The drawl is gone, y'all: Research shows classic Southern accent fading fast (t.uga.edu)
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[–] Adramis@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All y'all is broader, but I'm not sure how to characterize it. Like if you're talking to someone who is part of a team, saying y'all could ambiguously refer to the whole team, but all y'all unambiguously refers to the whole team.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, okay, so just like "all of you" in other dialects, then.

[–] Adramis@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, more or less.