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 2009-08-03 9:59 AM |
Champion  10157    Alabama |  Subject: Y'all guys do triathlons....This morning at the pool I saw a guy in the locker room that I have seen riding his mountain bike to/from the pool. Making small talk, I asked him if he had ridden his bike today. He said no that his bike has a flat and he's not gotten around to fixing it. He went on to say "Y'all guys do triathlons. That sound like a lot of fun." Aside from his mixed colloquialism of "y'all guys", since I swim alone I'm not sure who the "y'all" is nor do I know how he knows I do triathlons. No real point to this post....it's just that his words ""Y'all guys do triathlons." keeps ringing in my ears. Although I don't 'advertise' that I do triathlons, I guess people know me as "that triathlon guy"....which I guess is better than to be known as 'that walking heart attack' or 'that guy that drinks to much'. :-) ~Mike |
| 2009-08-03 10:06 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
Pro 6582  Melbourne FL Gold member | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... After nearly 10 years of living in FL, we've picked up the "y'all" from our friends. "Y'all going to the beach this weekend?", "Y'all want to have a party?", "Hey y'all..." |
| 2009-08-03 10:10 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
Extreme Veteran 417 Buford GA | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... only a little over 2 years in GA and I try my hardest to block it out when others say it. When my GF does I give her a death stare she has been here about 15 years... I will not ever accept it as part of my vocabulary  |
| 2009-08-03 10:12 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
Expert 1139 Austin | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... I'm in Texas the birthplace of "ya'll" and when the cashier at the grocery store last night asked me if I didn't triathlons (had a race shirt on) he didn't use the world "ya'll" so I'm a bit disappointed... |
| 2009-08-03 10:22 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
| over a barrier | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... Ya'll is singular for ALL Ya'lls.... |
| 2009-08-03 10:26 AM in reply to: #2323851 |
Champion 10157 Alabama | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... running2far - 2009-08-03 10:22 AM Ya'll is singular for ALL Ya'lls....
I often see the contraction for "you all" as "y'all" but I have always written it "y'all". All y'all's is a collective, pocessive, plural pronoun contraction and therefor should be "all y'all's". :-)
~Mike |
| 2009-08-03 10:35 AM in reply to: #2323851 |
Master 1702 Southern Ontario | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... running2far - 2009-08-03 10:22 AM Ya'll is singular for ALL Ya'lls.... I thought it was singular for "You'uns"... I y'all every now and again - my kids think it's hysterical. *snort* |
| 2009-08-03 10:46 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
Extreme Veteran 357 Huntington Beach, CA | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... Maybe he is just seeing double. |
| 2009-08-03 10:48 AM in reply to: #2323851 |
Master 1610 Kirkland, WA | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... running2far - 2009-08-03 8:22 AM Ya'll is singular for ALL Ya'lls.... this is why i live in the NW!  no ya'll'in for us. |
| 2009-08-03 10:54 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
| Austin, Texas or Jupiter, Florida | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... Most languages have a 2nd-person plural ("vosotros" in Spanish, "euch" in German, etc etc.) so it makes sense for English to have a different word than "you" to imply a group of people to whom you are speaking directly. Y'all should be proper. But alas, it ain't... I think what the fella at the pool was saying was "You guys, who are in such awesome shape, do triathlons? Triathlons sound like they can be a lot of fun." Either that or he means you and the mouse in your pocket... |
| 2009-08-03 11:11 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
Master 1440 | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... Rogillio - 2009-08-03 10:59 AM No real point to this post....it's just that his words ""Y'all guys do triathlons." keeps ringing in my ears. Although I don't 'advertise' that I do triathlons, I guess people know me as "that triathlon guy"....which I guess is better than to be known as 'that walking heart attack' or 'that guy that drinks to much'. :-) ~Mike Just Moved to Virgina 2 years ago and Y'all is still better than the pennsylvania "Y'ins" As in "All Y'ins commin ta dinner tammara" That is just wrong on so many levels |
| 2009-08-03 11:28 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
Member 54 | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... whenever I hear about the ya'll thing I used to think "ya'll is you all....what else are you supposed to say?" then I found out that ya'll meant one person in the south. That is so funny. It is like you'uns in PA. ROFL. |
| 2009-08-03 11:41 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
Expert 1203 | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... |
| 2009-08-03 11:51 AM in reply to: #2323896 |
Master 2477 Oceanside, California | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... Silver_wlf - 2009-08-03 8:35 AM running2far - 2009-08-03 10:22 AM Ya'll is singular for ALL Ya'lls.... I thought it was singular for "You'uns"... I y'all every now and again - my kids think it's hysterical. *snort* Actually, my experience is that "You'ons" is Scranton/Wilkes-Barrian for "Y'all". My dad is from NW Pennsylvannia, and all my relatives from there use it. |
| 2009-08-03 11:57 AM in reply to: #2324165 |
Pro 6767 the Alabama part of Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... eabeam - 2009-08-03 12:51 PM Silver_wlf - 2009-08-03 8:35 AM running2far - 2009-08-03 10:22 AM Ya'll is singular for ALL Ya'lls.... I thought it was singular for "You'uns"... I y'all every now and again - my kids think it's hysterical. *snort* Actually, my experience is that "You'ons" is Scranton/Wilkes-Barrian for "Y'all". My dad is from NW Pennsylvannia, and all my relatives from there use it. No, it's all over the Pennsyltucky/Alabama portion of PA - basically anything not Philly or Pittsburgh. Not sure what they do in Pitt, but in Philly, it's "youse". As in "Youse guys goin' t' Geno's? Grab me a Provolone wid an' some cheese fries." |
| 2009-08-03 11:58 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
Extreme Veteran 601 Bainbridge Island, Washington | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... That's funny! When I was about 8 years old, we were visiting relatives in South Carolina (we lived in Seattle). My cousins would say "Y'all", and we would say "you guys". They ended up combining the words and coming up with "Y'all guys"! We just looked at them like they were crazy. I live in Texas now and REFUSE to say "Y'all"! |
| 2009-08-03 11:58 AM in reply to: #2323770 |
Elite 2796 Texas | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... I don't know about ya'll, but we have a recorded cafeteria menu message thats worth calling just to hear Barry White say "Today at the innovation station we be featurin' the smothered poke chop". I love that guy. |
| 2009-08-03 12:02 PM in reply to: #2323770 |
Master 2327 North Alabama | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... Just for the record, I use the term "y'all" and typically don't catch myself. Sorry. |
| 2009-08-03 12:19 PM in reply to: #2323770 |
| 158 | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... The greatest thing a woman ever said to me in my life was in Austin, TX at Dot's which is a soul food/home cooking restaraunt. (Plenty of y'all there). You have to get in line at about 11am for lunch on weekdays the place is so good...I'm drooling on my computer now. Anyways, after a smothering of gravy on top of my roast, mashed potatoes, okra, macarnoi and cheese and everything else she looks at me and says "you want butter on yo gravy baby??" all I could mutter was "yes, maaam I do" |
| 2009-08-03 12:31 PM in reply to: #2324281 |
Champion 10020 , Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... I really thought "y'all" was for a small group (saving my favorite, all y'all, for a larger group). Strange. I agree with another poster that I think he meant "guys like you" and not you specifically. I bet that guy was just DYIN' to bring that up to you and you opened the door asking about his bike. I think he's lookin' to be encouraged. Edited by BikerGrrrl 2009-08-03 12:32 PM |
| 2009-08-03 12:59 PM in reply to: #2324281 |
Elite 3235 San Diego | Subject: RE: Y'all guys do triathlons.... mfilan - 2009-08-03 10:19 AM The greatest thing a woman ever said to me in my life was in Austin, TX at Dot's which is a soul food/home cooking restaraunt. (Plenty of y'all there). You have to get in line at about 11am for lunch on weekdays the place is so good...I'm drooling on my computer now. Anyways, after a smothering of gravy on top of my roast, mashed potatoes, okra, macarnoi and cheese and everything else she looks at me and says "you want butter on yo gravy baby??" all I could mutter was "yes, maaam I do" That's great |
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