Ya'll is the spelling of the contraction of the word ya + all. Southern post civil war news papers support this. Northern newspapers would spell the word as y'all as an insult.
"When y'all gonna en' 'dis reconstruct?"
-- The New York Times
"When ya'll going to end reconstruction?"
-- The Times Picayune
Both relating to the same quote.
-- The New York Times
"When ya'll going to end reconstruction?"
-- The Times Picayune
Both relating to the same quote.
by Nedgbd September 04, 2012