What is the language "British"?

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Jack Gates wrote:

> On Tuesday 29 August 2006 09:23, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Charles Curley wrote:
>>> On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 03:29:15AM -0700, jdow wrote:
>>>
>>> Which is usually spelt "y'all". "Yawl" is a two masted
>>> fore-and-aft rig sailing vessel. If you ketch the difference.
>>
>> Of course, "y'all" used to be vernacular plural for "you", but
>> these days, "y'all" seems to be second person singular around here
>> and the new plural form is "all y'all".
>>
>
> Yup! just ask the locals that are born and educated here that is what
> they will tell you.  "Am fixin to go to Hotlanta y'all."
>
> Matthew, you know all dirt roads lead to Clemson!  Just kidding!

That's OK, but the truth is:  all roads with orange tiger paws painted on 
them do, in fact, lead to Clemson.

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 		Matthew Saltzman

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