• skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Since everyone seem pretty rightly upset about the “y’all’d’ve’ff’ve” I instead present to you another Southernism that makes more sense and is actually in active use.

    Y’all’d’n’t’ve

    “Y’all’d’n’t’ve done that if’n ya knew what the consequences were gonna be.”

  • SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    Frodo: Hello. My name is Frodo. l am a Hobbit. How are you?
    Legolas: y’alld’ve’ff’ve
    Frodo, crying: please I can’t understand what you’r saying

    This strikes a chord…this was basically me when I moved to Scotland. I’m a bit over 2 years in, and there’s still times I have to ask people to repeat themselves…

  • swab148@lemm.ee
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    8 days ago

    I live in Texas, and it’s really annoying when someone says “y’all’d’ve” when they really mean “y’all’d’ve’ff’ve”. Smh like, learn some grammar people.