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Old 09-27-2013, 07:57 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl View Post
Ohhhh I love this thread!! I am extremely interested in words, word origins and phraseology in general. There is a wonderful show on H2 called "America's Secret Slang" It even explains the origins of Y'all...and it's NOT what you think!

The Scot/Irish settled the south in a time when YE was the word for YOU. When they would talk about a group they would say Ye all....abbreviated to y'all! Fascinating stuff

They explain Trail blazing...so many things. I'm so enamored with that show!
Holy moley, so it's not Texas folks talking funny? Hee, hee, I say it. All the time.
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