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There’s a lesser known ironic variation where y’all is sort of the opposite of the “royal we”, aka the majestic plural.

To take someone down a peg if they seem full of themselves, you can use the majestic singular satirically. As in: I just got a fancy new car! Gosh, did y’all get seat warmers with it too?



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