tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post393797512426393154..comments2023-10-24T06:32:19.404-07:00Comments on State of the Art: It's not 'y'all,' you stupid Yankees Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-24788220457310072862014-02-24T22:07:23.152-08:002014-02-24T22:07:23.152-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.zourtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517650693942492652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-64888386301758227162013-05-15T06:10:02.680-07:002013-05-15T06:10:02.680-07:00The only thing you have managed to clearly exhibit...The only thing you have managed to clearly exhibit is your own bigotry and your lack of tolerance for diversity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-19267339475013458312013-05-15T05:47:26.878-07:002013-05-15T05:47:26.878-07:00The author is correct. Y'all is always plural,...The author is correct. Y'all is always plural, never singular unless you're Sandy from Spongebob Squarepants. It can be used one on one BUT ONLY if you're referring to that one person as part of a larger group. For instance, one on one you could ask a football player "y'all gonna win the game?" Now its not singular, it means the team. It still plural.<br /><br />You would never ask a single person "what did y'all say to me?"...when y'all is used one on one it always refers to a plural.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-30581349905790638342013-05-15T05:38:09.802-07:002013-05-15T05:38:09.802-07:00Looks like you are the product of a poor education...Looks like you are the product of a poor education yourself. Your English is terrible and you must have failed history as well. California was in the Union during the civil war, that makes them Yankees. Blue coats were Yankees no matter what state they are from. If a southerner joiner the Union army he would be a Yankee too.<br /><br />If you want to talk geography, then only New Englanders would actually be Yankees if we're being technical. But it came to mean all northerners, even the midwestern states that were Union. Then it came to mean all Union states and troops, even Californians.<br /><br />Our culture, our rules, you don't get to decide who we call Yankees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-37712137910813596452013-02-13T07:21:44.704-08:002013-02-13T07:21:44.704-08:00I am sick of y'all trying to tell us WE don...I am sick of y'all trying to tell us WE don't speak plain. I have a BS in Biology and endured professors from around the world with such thick accents that it took several of us to combine our note taking skills and class recordings to get the gist of what was being taught each day. No matter who you are, if you aren't from where you live, you have a different dialect. Get over it or MOVE! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-82703359752911080212013-02-12T12:50:39.701-08:002013-02-12T12:50:39.701-08:00Thanks for posting, Larry. Had my Internet service...Thanks for posting, Larry. Had my Internet service not gone down, and my post got published nearer to the time I originally created it, the term "inciteful" would have been more appropriate. ;-)Oldilockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919857944828234791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-54131761128861408302013-02-12T12:44:04.782-08:002013-02-12T12:44:04.782-08:00CharlotteO Moon,
I don’t consider Mr. Toppman’s ...CharlotteO Moon, <br /><br />I don’t consider Mr. Toppman’s article insightful; however, I DO consider it “inciteful.”<br /><br />Re: <i>Using the made up sound. [sic] "y'all," truly has no defined meaning, for it is not a word in the English language.</i><br /><br />"Y'all” is NOT a "made up <i>sound</i>." It is a contraction of the term "you all," a southern colloquialism as legitimate an expression as the northern "you guys," (which <i>I</i> use quite often when speaking informally). <br /> <br />Sorry, but in your supercilious quest to sound erudite, you succeeded only in displaying your ignorance.<br />Oldilockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919857944828234791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-16847913863051495482013-02-12T12:18:42.440-08:002013-02-12T12:18:42.440-08:00And a P.S.: The title of the post is meant to be a...And a P.S.: The title of the post is meant to be a joke, though I see not everyone has read it that way. I do know that not everyone associated with the film is from the North, and I'm not out to "get" Yankees. I'm originally from the North, as are my parents (who stayed there) and brother (who didn't).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-65999306117792437172013-02-12T12:07:52.649-08:002013-02-12T12:07:52.649-08:00I see I'd better weigh in. When I first came t...I see I'd better weigh in. When I first came to North Carolina in 1970, I was told repeatedly that "y'all" is NEVER used singularly, only plurally. One person even said, "That's how we separate Southerners from wannabes." I see from these comments that other folks' experiences have sometimes been different from mine. (Though I'll bet that's not why the singular "y'all" is used this way in the film. I'd bet it's still a lack of awareness.) <br /><br />The larger point I'm making, however, is that people still use the South as an easy target for stereotypes and make movies about us based on other movies about us, more than the way we live, speak and think. Don't get too hung up on linguistics, y'all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-18634531586735882282013-02-12T10:45:22.758-08:002013-02-12T10:45:22.758-08:00If y'all don't shut up, I'm going to g...If y'all don't shut up, I'm going to go out of my mind!Doyle Hargravesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-43617158983362103022013-02-12T10:20:47.347-08:002013-02-12T10:20:47.347-08:00I would like to thank Lawrence Toppman for his ins...I would like to thank Lawrence Toppman for his insightful article, as it has caused many to respond with a myriad of opinions. <br />The problem is, "y'all" is not even a word, as it is not grammatically correct. You would never use this created slang in an English course, nor would you write it on a term paper. It is simply another example of the southern society displaying its laziness with the English language. The rednecks clearly exhibit their inability to use syllables in their proper form, as they simply string words together. Using the made up sound. "y'all," truly has no defined meaning, for it is not a word in the English language. Please, learn how to properly pronounce the language and appreciate the words for its intended sound, as well as meaning. <br />Lawrence, make sure you let it be known that "y'all" is just some regional slang sound which has a regional meaning attached. The rest of the Globe does not recognize this garbled sound as a proper word.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06024572638602768610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-78259481380404229912013-02-12T10:19:10.292-08:002013-02-12T10:19:10.292-08:00Y'all got it wrong, they are both plural.
Y...Y'all got it wrong, they are both plural. <br /><br />Y'all is two or more and All y'all is an entire group. Y'all (and not ya'll) is a cantonation of you all, which by definition is plural otherwise it would just simply be 'you' without the all as the singular. And y'all call yourselves Southern, come on now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-65774392904251001792013-02-12T09:59:46.331-08:002013-02-12T09:59:46.331-08:00Wow, you can call us Yankees stupid, yet you get o...Wow, you can call us Yankees stupid, yet you get offended when "y'all" is used improperly? Pot, meet Kettle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-3991302405390256982013-02-12T09:34:59.600-08:002013-02-12T09:34:59.600-08:00Sheesh, nice headline, referring to any group like...Sheesh, nice headline, referring to any group like that is just as bad as saying how backwoods "the south". It isn't a word REGARDLESS...<br />Maybe I can see SOME NEWS in the news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-58320973935703335332013-02-12T09:13:01.544-08:002013-02-12T09:13:01.544-08:00Gotta disagree with y'all.
"Y'all&qu...Gotta disagree with y'all.<br /><br />"Y'all" is singular - "all y'all" is pluralAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-10971592762257631662013-02-12T09:12:22.667-08:002013-02-12T09:12:22.667-08:009:07 AM
I meant NEVER SINGULAR!9:07 AM<br /><br />I meant NEVER SINGULAR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-65587798260118993732013-02-12T09:07:42.126-08:002013-02-12T09:07:42.126-08:00I grew up in the north and south and can say with ...I grew up in the north and south and can say with confidence that Y'all is NEVER PLURAL. If Yankees socialized with southerners a litle more they would know this. But many would rather just stick with their own kind and end up making ignorant inferences like the writer of the article is stating. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-37848505507926160422013-02-12T08:58:07.333-08:002013-02-12T08:58:07.333-08:00The book is horribly written as well. I grew up in...The book is horribly written as well. I grew up in Charlotte, perhaps I just don't understand small town Carolina, North or South. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-9814715526806915812013-02-12T08:46:56.945-08:002013-02-12T08:46:56.945-08:00Lawrence, you may have jeopardized you Carolina ca...Lawrence, you may have jeopardized you Carolina card on that call. Every southern knows yall is both singular and plural, the true plural for is all yall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-37727747555694547852013-02-12T07:45:05.581-08:002013-02-12T07:45:05.581-08:00I only read this article because the words " ...I only read this article because the words " stupid Yankees " caught my attention. I am offended by that remark. I relocated here from the north back in the nineties and always thought of Southerners as good Christian people. Over the years I have learned different. They are the first to gossip behind someones back and then smile at them in church on Sunday.You may not like that Northerners are very up front with their opinions but at least they will say it to your face unlike the hypocrite from the south.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-61601008952586677932013-02-12T07:38:16.482-08:002013-02-12T07:38:16.482-08:00I'm from NC and I've NEVER heard anyone us...I'm from NC and I've NEVER heard anyone use the word "ya'll" when referring to just one person. This article is spot on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-24112779147796282102013-02-12T07:27:49.779-08:002013-02-12T07:27:49.779-08:00To the author: my apologies for all these people c...To the author: my apologies for all these people commenting who have not the kindness to apologize for themselves. You're right. Y'all is not meant to be used for one person. The word "all" denotes more than one. <br /><br />I have lived in the south my entire life. My brother owns chickens and I was once a barrel racer. (To establish my knowledge on the subject.)<br /><br />But a person from the north would also know that you all means more than one. <br /><br />The point is that Hollywood portrays the south without actually getting it right.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-90361395379637759702013-02-12T07:17:48.108-08:002013-02-12T07:17:48.108-08:00What a ridiculous article. I can't believe peo...What a ridiculous article. I can't believe people get paid to write this garbage. <br /><br />How is using y'all incorrectly (or correctly) so damaging? There are stereotypes about all parts of this country. What about the typical New Yorker who's family run business is just a front for the mafia. They only eat spaghetti and say 'yous guys'. Or the liberal hippie tree-hugger from the northwest? Or the cowboy from texas and the poor farmer in Iowa? I've never posted before but this article is pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-12470853130409320162013-02-12T07:05:14.892-08:002013-02-12T07:05:14.892-08:00Y'all hush now. Beatin' a dead horse.Y'all hush now. Beatin' a dead horse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-3429689114863875262013-02-12T06:25:06.042-08:002013-02-12T06:25:06.042-08:00Many of you clearly only read the headline and not...Many of you clearly only read the headline and not the article. I mean, REALLY? He's DEFENDING the south and you're complaining about it? No good deed goes unpunished.MJ Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415058719743098736noreply@blogger.com