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# 'Y'all,' that most Southern of Southernisms, is going mainstream – and it's about time
- URL: https://werd.io/yall-that-most-southern-of-southernisms-is-going-mainstream-and/
- Published: 2022-11-29T22:10:26.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-29T22:10:26.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“My examples push “y’all” back 225 years before the citation in the “Oxford English Dictionary,” and they show that the word appeared first in England rather than the United States.” Wait, does this mean I can use y’all in my accent? Should I? [#Culture](https://werd.io/tag/Culture)

\[[Link](https://theconversation.com/yall-that-most-southern-of-southernisms-is-going-mainstream-and-its-about-time-193265)\]