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Fuck the y'all haters, I used it even when in the northeast; now that I live in the south (not Texas) with my very southern wife, there's no chance of extirpating it from my vocabulary.

You can even get stickers from Dirty Coast that say "He/Him/She/Her/They/Them/Y'All/Cher". It's part of the vernacular here.

When British people start using "y'all" casually, as I suspect may start happening soon if it hasn't already happened, it's time to accept it as a part of the living English language.



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