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Re:Did English ever have a formal version of “you”? by gruseom on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @12:48AM (#7216024)
It seems that where all y'all is used, you have the re-emergence of the distinction between the formal (y'all) and plural (all y'all). Which is pretty fascinating.
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