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spc476 on July 9, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Pittsburghese Expertise: Dropping “To Be”

I remember reading somewhere that there is a difference in meaning between "y'all" and "all y'all":

1) Do y'all have a ride? 2) Do all y'all have a ride?

In one of them (and I don't recall which definition is which) the meaning is "Do each of you own a car?" and the other one is "Do each of you have a car you can ride in?"

throwawaysocks on July 9, 2016 [–]

My understanding:

1 = "do all of you have a ride (perhaps shared)?"

2 = "do each of you have your own ride?"

So if Bob, Jim, and Jane are all riding in Bob's car then "y'all have a ride". But if all three of them have their own car, then "all y'all have a ride".

ymmv.

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