Pronoun

1. Plural you.

   Y’all are always welcome here.

Usage notes

• Used to refer to more than one person; when addressed to only one person, it refers to that person and others not present.
• The form is heard primarily in the South of the United States and nationwide in AAVE, while is heard primarily in various parts of the Northern United States, particularly Minnesota, Wisconsin, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia.
• Notwithstanding its etymology, the in is merely a plural marker, not a quantifier. Thus, just as may refer either to some of us or all of us in standard English, may refer either to some of y’all or to all [of] y’all.

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