# Alls I know... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2000, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609 "2000-01-22T19:18:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![David](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/21 "2000-01-24T06:56:00Z")
Actually, the plural of y’all is y’all all, not all y’all. I have as my authority a waitress at Denny’s who said 'Do y’all all have a menu?" I didn’t notice anything unusual until a friend pointed it out. ---
**Author:** ![Rainbowcsr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Rainbowcsr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowcsr)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/22 "2000-01-23T20:11:00Z")
You forgot a few and THESE ought to drive my Spellchecker into a nervous breakdown. _You be, he be, we be, she be. U’s a dawg a’ight (all right) 'poze (suppose) ‘sup! (what is up) Sistah (sister) Brotha (brother) boot-tay (booty {sex??}) wa-chawan (what do you want) heai (phonetic: haaAAAAY! [begin soft, increase a decibel and octave or two by the finish.]) dat (that) who dat (who’s that) w-aw’z (what’s) ummmmhummm (phonetics: umm-low octave -humm higher octave. Ummhumm. MUST be accompanied by pursed lips and derogatory negative, side to side head shaking.) girrrrlllll! (phonetics: start low octave, extend, complete on high octave. Means girl.) You bad. (?) I be bad. (?) tawkin’ (talking) SSSSSS (lengthening the beginning or ending S on a word. Doesn’t matter which word. Any word with a beginning or ending S will do.) gimmie dat (give me that) hawouse (house also known as crib like in baby crib.) Including ‘aw’ in any word with an ou sound like house._ * * * What? Me worry?’ ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_Basil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@Sweet\_Basil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Basil)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/23 "2000-01-23T20:51:00Z")
Actually, I found the word “irregardless” in an dictionary from the 60’s. I could provide the actual definition, Handy-style, but basically it defines it as a humorous word, used to get laughs. Even if it is a real word, it is very much misused. The one that is bugging me a bunch right now is “know what I’m sayin’?”. or “know-what-I’m-sayin’?” Just watch the lower talk shows like Ricki Lake, and Jerry Springer and you’ll hear it used frequently. Every time someone uses this modern form of “you know” I feel like answering "yes- I DO know what you are saying. If you continue to approximate the English language, I will continue to “know what you are sayin’”. Sweet Basil ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/24 "2000-01-23T22:11:00Z")
Folks, “Y’all” is **always** only plural. It is **never** singular. Never. Except in the minds of outlanders. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/25 "2000-01-25T06:34:00Z")
“And I’m like, ’ . . . ', and he’s all, ’ . . . '” “Nucular” ‘Nome seyin’? ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/26 "2000-01-24T22:35:00Z")
“Y’all” is the plural form of “you” in SouthernSpeak. This is how y’all can tell someone who is putting on a phony Suth’n accent. By the same token, “youse” is the plural form of “you” in New Yorkese. Being a New Yorker with a mother from Tennessee, I know these things. One case of execrable grammer that makes me want to beat the user (or misuser) senseless is “Them are”. “What do you think of my new shoes?” “Oh, them are nice.” AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH! * * * The Dave-Guy “since my daughter’s only half-Jewish, can she go in up to her knees?” J.H. Marx ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/27 "2000-01-25T10:01:00Z")
Ah. I get it! This is where one posts expressions that piss off OpalCat. Hoo boy, and do I have a _ **beauty** _ right here! **Coldfire MP3 Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears** ## So there. By the way, if you don’t understand this, you probably need to spend some more time in the chat room 😉 Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/28 "2000-01-25T14:01:00Z")
You go into a lengthy explanation, clearly outlining your arguement on some topic or in a debate, and the other person says, “Well, all I know is…” I hate that. “I spaded my cat”. I imagine someone placing the flat front edge of a shovel on a poor pussy, planting a foot on the top, two hands on the handle, and _SNICK!_ Spaded cat. Improper use of “literaly”. Or, “He gave it to her and I.” “Head over heels” is my usual orientation. It would be hard to walk otherwise. “Back and forth”. Don’t you have to go forth before you come back? I don’t mind “my bad”. ---
**Author:** ![special](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/29 "2000-01-25T14:54:00Z")
‘gave it to her & i’, argh! i hate that! did these people spend no time whatsoever listening when the teacher was explaining that grammer thing? ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/30 "2000-01-25T15:04:00Z")
Way back at the beginning of my career, I was lowest man on the totem pole at a library. Most frustrating job I have ever had. Working at a library for people who said li **berry**! Including the librarian! Arrrrgh. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/31 "2000-01-25T15:09:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*Originally posted by Johnny L.A.: > \*\*“I spaded my cat”. I imagine someone placing the flat front edge of a shovel on a poor pussy, planting a foot on the top, two hands on the handle, and _SNICK!_ Spaded cat. My dog’s breeder says “spaded”. What an idiot. > [@](#): > > “Head over heels” is my usual orientation. It would be hard to walk otherwise. What’s wrong with this one? You just don’t like it? Because it **is** correct, you know. > [@](#): > > “Back and forth”. Don’t you have to go forth before you come back? Nope. You’re standing still. You take a step backwards. You take a step forwards. Back and forth, my brutha. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/32 "2000-01-25T15:20:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by special: > **’gave it to her & i’, argh! i hate that! did these people spend no time whatsoever listening when the teacher was explaining that grammer thing?** **AAARGGHH!!** I _hate_ it when people spend no time whatsoever in listening when the teacher was explaining the **CAPITALISATION THING**. ## Plus, it is _grammar_, of course. Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/33 "2000-01-25T15:22:00Z")
_(Significantly softer now)_ Feel free to delete the word **“in”** from my previous post. Just keeping things tidy… ## BTW, can **Y’ALL** tell I have _ **finally** _ mastered these _UBB Codes_?? Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/34 "2000-01-25T15:27:00Z")
Well, since we’re all talking about pet peeves, here’s another: **anyways**. Kindly remove the s. Thank you. * * * Some drink at the fountain of knowledge…others just gargle. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/35 "2000-01-25T15:33:00Z")
Sure, leave it to a **French Canuck** to criticise the fine Nglish Language. \*\*_Anywho…[/b_ ## 😉 Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/36 "2000-01-25T15:35:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Sure, leave it to a **French Canuck** to criticise the fine English Language. > > _ **Anywho…** _ > > 😉 > > \*\* ## Aaaahhhh… much better. Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/37 "2000-01-25T15:36:00Z")
## That’s it. I need more coffee before experimenting with codes 😉 Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![special](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/38 "2000-01-25T15:54:00Z")
i go w/ the anyways thing, moosie! argh again. however, cold, it happens to be capitalization, unless you are talking financial stuff, i.e., the capitalisation of stock. but maybe it’s a dutch thing? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/39 "2000-01-25T16:03:00Z")
Well, no, it isn’t a Dutch thing. But since I’m a banker, I’ll go with the Financial Speak reason 😉 ## But special: if you know how to _write_ it, why don’t you _practice_ it? Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![special](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609/40 "2000-01-25T16:08:00Z")
i understand religion, but i don’t practice that either. actually, my normal business software, microsoft word, capitalizes for me. this sw doesn’t. i make long posts but short paragraphs. read them or not. it’s no different to me. much love, the cheerful poopie head [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alls-i-know/13609.md?page=3)