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y'all is such a great and incusive word, I love it. (kbin.social)
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And that word is coming from an area known for bigotry.

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[โ€“] qupada@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Variations on the theme also allow me to exercise one of life's great pleasures, which is slipping words with multiple apostrophes into serious business communication.

"Y'ain't" is one of my favourites, but "y'all've" is equally good.