On Friday 02 November 2001 11:26, you wrote: <much snipped to save bandwidth> > Of course, there is always the Indiana "you'uns" or the Michigan "yous > guys" but generally upper Midwesterners prefer to say "you guys" instead of > "y'all" (which, incidentally, is NOT singular as I was informed when I > first moved to Kentucky) > On the topic of localization. In New Jersey (or Joizy for those who live there) I think the pronunciation is the same as Michigan but the spelling is always "youse guys". I always associate y'all with people who live in States that 140 years ago attempted to no longer be part of the USA and some that couldn't decide. (i.e. Tennesee) -- Jack Ungerleider jack at jacku.com