single word requests - What is the possessive form of yall . . . 15 I generally hear y'alls's used as the possessive form, but I have also heard yourn Since y'all is a colloquial pronoun, its possessive form is basically liberated from prescriptive linguistics which would probably say that y'all is a contraction for you all and therefore must be possessivized as of all of you
Can someone explain the phrase All is fair in love and war? The concept behind the phrase is that some areas of life are so important and overwhelming that you cannot blame someone for acting in their own best interest For war, this implies that spies, torture, lying, backstabbing, making deals with enemies, selling out allies, bombing civilians, wounding instead of killing, and so on are "fair game" in the sense that by taking these options off of
Use of the word alls - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The alls -construction is part of the dialects of Midwestern American English It refers to the appearance of -s on the word all It is also sometimes spelled with an apostrophe before the -s There has been some discussion on linguistlist org about the possibility that the -s may be a reduced form or is or as Some have also pointed out other potentially related cases where an -s suffix
What is the proper usage of Yall in southern American dialects Living in Texas for the past eight years I have heard the following used over and over: Y'all, y'alls, y'all's, all y'all, all y'alls, and all y'all's (Think about this — "I bought y'all a yawl ") Can't wait to get back to Minnesota where all y'all have to deal with are ufda, ubetcha, ya shure you bet, don't ya know
Is it appropriate to use the salutation Dear All in a work email? I have observed that in my work place, whenever a mail is sent to more than one person( like an information, meeting request or a notice etc ), the mail starts with the salutation "Dear All" This,
How to Un-Abbreviate - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I shared an article in a group chat of my friends and wanted to ask for their opinions quot;Curious to hear y'all's thoughts? quot; But I wanted to sound proper and smart If quot;y'all quot; me