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minus-squareAdramis [he/him]linkfedilink1•1 year agoAll 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoOh, okay, so just like “all of you” in other dialects, then.
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.
Oh, okay, so just like “all of you” in other dialects, then.
Yeah, more or less.