"Y'all" is a contraction of "you all" [1], but let's not forget about "you guys"... | Hacker News

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groovy2shoes on Feb 11, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Did English ever have a formal version of “you”?

"Y'all" is a contraction of "you all" [1], but let's not forget about "you guys" or "yous guys".

[1] http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=y%27all

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