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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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The most Texan of all expressions - Y'All - is ungendered and therefore woke (ttrpg.network)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought the distinction was clear:

y'all - singular
all y'all - plural

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not right:

you - singular
y'all - plural
all y'all - superplural

Y'all refers to multiple people, all y'all refers to multiple groups of people

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My understanding:

you: the person I'm talking to
y'all: the group of folks I'm talking to
all y'all: y'all, plus anyone else that could possibly be addressed by me (everyone in voice range)

(Agreeing and using different words to say the what I think is the same thing)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like y’all covers up to ~3 and “all y’all” (my favourite Americanism) is reserved for more than that?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

As a born and raised southerner, y'all can be used for one person or many, with no clear limit on the number. All y'all is used to stress a point or to make it clear that it references everyone capable of hearing the message or just anyone who could be intended. All y'all is mainly used, in real world applications, in the sentence "all y'all can go fuck y'allself" or similar.