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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. 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 …

  3. "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 …

  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, …

  5. Football | Yappi Sports - THE Ohio Prep Sports Authority

    Oct 21, 2013 · A look back…So Why Did The MAC Turn Down Lehman Catholic And Lima Central Catholic?

  6. 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 ...

  7. What is the proper usage of "Y'all" in southern American dialects

    Apr 9, 2017 · Living in Texas for the past eight years I have heard the following used over and over: Y'all, y'alls, y'all's, all y'all, all y'alls, and all y'all's. (Think about this — "I bought y'all a …

  8. 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 …

  9. phrase requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 18, 2025 · What is the colloquial or spoken American English (AmE) form of 'What do you think?'? Is it "What'you think" or "What'ya think?"?

  10. See you~What does it mean? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Sep 19, 2013 · As a stock phrase "See ya!" does in fact mean "Goodbye!" Variations include "Be seeing you" and "See you again soon. " It is a warmly connoted bidding of farewell. It is related …