Self delusion

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:06 pm

So we're all in the car and my Polish mother in law, who has never lived south of Toledo, Ohio, is telling my kid how she has a southern accent. My kid is saying, "No you don't, not at all." and I am wondering if it is valid for someone to self-identify as having a southern accent, and if I am then socially required to agree with their self-image in spite of all evidence.

So my mother in law goes ahead and proves she has a southern accent.... with the slight lilt in her voice she says, "You all. See?"

See actually enunciated YOU and then ALL.

If she had a single ounce of a sense of humor I'd have thought she was kidding.

Post by **TPRJones** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:45 pm

It was a car full 'o Yankees, from hood to hitch, anyway. I wouldn't expect any better than that. *sigh*

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:05 pm

Well, personally, I self-identify as southern. I just don't pretend I have a perfect southern accent..... but I do know the correct usage of both y'all, and all y'all.

Post by **TPRJones** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:11 pm

Sure, but that's easy. What about you'uns and y'all'uns?

Post by **Troy** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:37 pm

bless her heart

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:44 pm

Southern is one of a few accents I can fake at will. I get less convincing the more you pin down a region.

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:17 pm

TPRJones wrote:Sure, but that's easy. What about you'uns and y'all'uns?

My best friend coming up was from parents who were born and raised in Appalachia.... yes, I know y'uns.

Post by **TPRJones** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:33 pm

The Pennsylvania/Appalachia y'uns is a yankee thing, not a southern thing.

You'uns is y'all applied to a group of children. Y'all'uns is the all y'all equivalent.

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:35 pm

The usage is the same, then. Y'uns seems more genuinely lazy though, so it seems more legitimate.

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Post by **TPRJones** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:42 pm

Huh. That's the first I've heard that y'uns is specifically reserved for addressing groups of children. I stand corrected.

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:48 pm

TPRJones wrote:Huh. That's the first I've heard that y'uns is specifically reserved for addressing groups of children. I stand corrected.

Well, I guess I should clarify.... his Mom always said it to us when we were children, so... that's the usage I know. I don't know if was ONLY to be used with children. I could probably ask her, she lives about 2 houses down from me.