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submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If anyone can find more pixels for me i would appreciate it.

Thanks y'all.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Can "y'all" be singular, since there is "all y'all" for plural?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

When talking about a group but only one individual of the group is present you can still use y'all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

No, you is the singular; y'all is the plural.

All y'all works because you might say "All of you all", I suppose.