[thechat] QOTD (especially for Texas residents - Hi Kyra, Sam & Dex!)
matthew garrett
matthew.garrett at snet.net
Wed Apr 25 13:17:15 CDT 2001
> From: "Seth Bienek" <seth at sethbienek.com>
> Ex: How are you doing? (singular)
> How y'all doin'? (plural)
Louisiana variant:
"How y'all are?"
In this usage, y'all can be singular or plural.
Another popular contraction: "y'at"
As in "Where y'at?"
meaning "Where are you?", and also "How are you?"
It's a general status-check, good for all occasions:
"Hey Boudreaux, where y'at?"
et toi,
matt
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