• JigglySackles@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      “All of you” “You all” general Americanism for referencing a group of people.

      Unless that’s not what you are asking

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        17 days ago

        It’s in quotes like it’s intended to be condescending or derogatory from my perspective but I’m Canadian so idk.

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          That’s a separate issue. Some are concerned that Y’all is spelled Ya’ll, but you’re concerned about the quotes.

          That’s to alert the right people to the open foil. The writer knows who they’re addressing, and the right people reading it understand. It’s kind of a “If You know, You know” sort of situation.

          Someone like my mom would think the store was being considerate, leaving a sample roll to inspect the quality, like when you check out the eggs.

          She doesn’t know it’s to keep the tweakers from stealing the corner of every roll of foil in the store. Honestly, she doesn’t even know what tweakers are.

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          17 days ago

          Wow, your English is pretty good for a Canadian. Did you go to international school or did you grow up in the rough part of Canada?

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          16 days ago

          Damn dude, I didn’t think I was rude at all to you. Just thought you didn’t understand the word and offered a judgment free explanation. Fuck me for trying to be nice I guess.

      • DaleGribble88@programming.dev
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        17 days ago

        You are thinking of y’all, which is a southern American slang contraction of “you all.” However, this person put “ya’ll,” so it’s a contraction of “ya will.”

        Either way, neither really fits on the context of the sentence. I wish they had just said poor addicts if that’s who they meant to imply. Shame on me for projecting if I’m misinterpreting.