Last week, The New York Times took a close look at the usefulness of the word "y'all," which sparked a defense of "y'all" from Texas Monthly. Meanwhile, in Dallas, a seminary scholar has been ...

Being Texan In Defense of “Y’all,” a Perfect Word A New York Times columnist says it’s “much too slangy, regional or what you might even call ethnic to ever gain universal acceptance ...

“Y’all.” It’s a contraction of the words “you” and “all” that will immediately out you as a Southerner, a Texan or someone from below the Mason-Dixon Line.