From: Christopher Hutson (crhutson@salisbury.net)
Date: Wed Oct 14 1998 - 20:19:48 EDT
Jonathan wrote:
>Someone else challenged me on this in email. When I first moved to
the
>South, I was firmly convinced that y'all was always plural. Among
well
>educated Southerners, I think it generally is. However, I do prison
>ministry, and among prisoners in North Carolina, it is not at all
unusual
>to hear y'all used as a singular form.
Yes, I agree that there may be variation according to region and
education and so on.
>Another form, "all y'all", is sometimes used in order to be
unambiguous
>that the plural is intended.
A wonderful expression, and perhaps a good colloquial rendering of Gal
3:28--
PANTES GAR hUMEIS hEIS ESTE EN CRISTWi IHSOU
Regards,
XPIC
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Christopher R. Hutson
Hood Theological Seminary
Salisbury, NC 28144
crhutson@salisbury.net
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