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  1. Etymology of using "ya" instead of "you" - slang

    Jul 26, 2018 · 9 I have noticed that some people in parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio often say "ya" instead of "you"? As in "Didya do your homework?" instead of "Did you do your …

  2. "Y'all" or "ya'll"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 21, 2010 · If anything, isn't ya'll a contraction of you will (where you is written as ya, as in "ya know")? Otherwise, the only explanation I can come up with for why someone would ever spell …

  3. punctuation - Should "ya" have an apostrophe? "Doin"? Etc

    Jan 11, 2016 · In "ya", the "ou" vowel has been replaced with "a". We don't have punctuation to indicate that, so we just write it. This is also generally the case where a replacement …

  4. What is “Who are ya?” and whence it came?

    2 "Who are ya?" is a rhetorical question asking the other, lowly team to justify their presence at a match or level they don't deserve to play at. It's a mark of lack of repect to the other team. Yes, …

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    Oct 21, 2013 · TV Interview with Mr Football Grady Kinsey on Big Time Sports TV

  6. Why is "you all" contracted to "y'all" and not "you'll"?

    Jun 28, 2013 · Ya'll, I have heard from grammatically correct Southern friends, was a version of you, while all y'all was the form for you all (i.e. plural). But either way, the sooner this thing …

  7. When is it appropriate to use "see you later"?

    Oct 23, 2013 · When my girlfriend says "good night" (when sleeping in the same bed) I usually say "see ya" and she just laughs like it doesn't make sense. Oh whale, say what you want …

  8. Idiom: Origin of the phrase "a bit how ya going" to mean ... - slang

    Apr 26, 2018 · 2 The phrase refers to the social class of the speaker, as in 'How ya goin' is originally something a lower or working class person would say in post WW I Australia. So it …

  9. West Branch vs Salem. Who ya got? | Page 2 - yappi.com

    Oct 16, 2021 · West Branch vs Salem. Who ya got? | Page 2 | Yappi Sports - THE Ohio Prep Sports Authority Forums Boys HS Sports Football

  10. How to use "you know" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    For a non-native speaker like me, I am always wondering how to use you know correctly, as in the following sentence: Alright, well, for example, like on Saturdays, y’know, what I liked to do ...