UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 20 hours agoI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down132file-text
arrow-up1214arrow-down1imageI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square128fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·14 hours agoCan “y’all” be singular, since there is “all y’all” for plural?
minus-squareRBWells@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoNo, you is the singular; y’all is the plural. All y’all works because you might say “All of you all”, I suppose.
minus-squareBaron Von J@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·13 hours agoWhen talking about a group but only one individual of the group is present you can still use y’all.
Can “y’all” be singular, since there is “all y’all” for plural?
No, you is the singular; y’all is the plural.
All y’all works because you might say “All of you all”, I suppose.
When talking about a group but only one individual of the group is present you can still use y’all.