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...well, fuck. OK, maybe I have been in such a situation, but illiterate folks aside, most of us don't do that!
Strange, indeed.
But considering that you seem to be just another northerner who thinks he's better than everyone in the south, it's kind of pointless debating it with you.
The argument is that they do not agree with you that is what it means. It is not a rational argument. But they believe it with the same conviction you believe the opposite. Good luck changing their minds. The only way you are going to is by forcing them not to grow up in the south.
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whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States
remind me...who shot first?
edit: it was the war bit I'm concerned with. and the owing allegiance.
Y'all keep meeting the wrong people. I mean, this is probably in convenience stores and other shops, yeah? You think those are our valedictorians you're talking to?
OK this is some serious bullshit right here. Nobody in this thread has said anything like that (except maybe Thanatos; his "y'all" comment was out of line). In fact there have been several southerners in this thread who have agreed that waving the Confederate flag is bad. Stop trying to obscure the issue.
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y'all is singular.
alls y'all is plural.
just to clear that up.
And what is your preferred method of addressing a group? And do you use this phrase 100% of the time without deviation?
I can't speak for pants, but I use the word 'you', as it is the plural form of the word 'you'. If there is a southerner in the room I have been known to use the words 'you (plural)' to avoid confusion.
Man, you really need to learn what treason is or something. It is verifiable fact that every single Confederate state had ratified the U.S. constitution, basically agreeing that the document bound them together with the other states and that they and their citizens would abide by the law set forth by it. By breaking away unlawfully and then waging war against the United States, in contravention of their earlier agreement, they committed treason. How fucking hard is it for you to understand this? There's no wiggle room, or different perspective, or mitigating circumstance. They broke the law they'd agreed to abide by and turned on the nation they'd sworn allegiance to.
"All y'all" (As in "All y'all need to shut the shit up!")is actually more common I think than "y'all" on it's own.
edit: I mean, who doesn't know to use "dudette?"
zing of the day
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edit: also maybe don't stare at one person while you do it. its not perfect...
And again, saying it was "fought over slavery" is like saying WW2 was "fought over land." Slavery was how the southern economy ran, and having it suddenly removed would literally plunge the south into poverty. Kind of like what happened when the North won the war, and the South was plunged into poverty. Now, having your economy based on free labor provided by slaves wasn't exactly the most humanitarian thing to do, but do you actually expect half a country to just say "Sure, we'll turn into a bunch of poor dirt farmers for the next two centuries" without putting up a fight?
thats cause y'all is singular. despite the obvious contraction it isn't plural.