Saying "y'all" rather than "ladies and gentlemen" makes sense, if you analyze it. The apostrophe stands for the "ou" in "you," just as the apostrophe replaces letters in other words:
- "I'm" instead of "I am"
- "You'd" instead of "you would"
- "She'll" instead of "she will"
Did I hear some of you who live in the USA say it sounds too Southern? Okay, but think about the fact that it's gender neutral and all-inclusive, unlike "you guys" (or "youse guys"). Y'all makes more sense than "youse guys." As the article says, "One step for y'all. One giant leap for all y'all."
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