Want to get a restless writing class to pay attention? Teach them the Lesson of Y'all. What's the "Lesson of Y'all"? It starts with a multiple choice question. Which one of these words is grammatically correct: y'all or ain't?
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The Free Dictionary forum ... As my Latin teacher said "the subjunctive is a condition contrary to fact"; Nonetheless, that's where the US Southern dialect y'all would come in. Y'all as y'all well know is plural. ALWAYS. Therefore, "Y'all weren't there." would clarify it perfectly.
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; You all is grammatically correct. I say it all the time. Y'all slips out once in a while since I live in TX, but all of y'all I've never said. I still like "you guys." It doesn't sound fruity to me as it does to Marks.
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O0ps! Was that misspelled? Bring out the Spell Police!, Y'All Need To Spell Y'All Right, B'ars Is A Grammatically Correct Contraction ... I'm glad to see a growing acceptance of the use of the word "y'all", but I'd really like to see it spelled correctly if it's going to be used ... B'ars Is A Grammatically Correct Contraction...
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Sir and ma'am are standards of courteous address whether the person is 30 years of age or 90. And, don't forget y'all, a contraction for you all, meaning, of course, all of you, even though all of you sounds better to use in Grammatically correct? Well..... Y'all will have to be the judge of THAT. Whatever. Don't matter.
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I think...Tú sabias que él está vivo y callaste... is correct...because as you explained the kid is still alive and not dead as originally thought ... ... First of all Idon't want to improve my English but my Spanish .. ... Why is that ? Because grammatically speaking I believe these Dominican headings are really incorrect .. Correct ??.
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1) Y'all is considered grammatically correct. ... 11) All your stories somehow revolve around excess consumption of alcohol and firearms. ... 21) You realize all the IT guys that know what they are doing wear cowboy boots, blue jeans, a button down shirt and a cowboy hat.
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3 sentences with the same meaning? 1. I am interested in this book. 2. This book interests me. 3. All three are grammatically correct. 3 sentences with the same meaning? ... - "interesting" on sentence3 is an adjective right? (y) Thanks ... All three are grammatically correct. "I'm interesting in this book" is not a possible...
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Part of me sees where you're coming from, but is it really worth all this agitation? ... If you learn everything you know from a textbook, and believe it, you'll have a very restricted knowledge of only the formal (which is not the same as "correct") language. Basically, you're only learning to "speak" as if you were reading...
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What is 'Correct' Language?; What’s right or wrong about language, and who decides? Edward Finegan of the University of Southern California delineates the difference between the descriptivists, ... And who put ‘ain’t’ in the dictionary? Is English going to the dogs, and is that what the fuss is all about?
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