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Re: RE: can't we just do 2001 again

Subject: Re: RE: can't we just do 2001 again
From: "Peter T. Chattaway" <petert at interchange_ubc.ca>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:36:31 -0800 (PST)
cc: Over the Rhine listserv <over-the-rhine at actwin_com>
In-Reply-To: <113.a5a780f.2965ed88 at aol_com>

On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 Ysobelle at aol_com wrote:
> And "Youse" in South Philly.

Doesn't sound quite as good to me as "y'all", but it works.

> And "Yinz" in Pittsburgh.

Never heard of this one before.

> If we don't "need" it, why do people keep coming up with their own
> regional variations?

Precisely so.  :)

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