I dunno, as someone who’s lived their entire life in the southern US this sounds really pedantic. At best.
replyAlso, is it just me or does that Wikipedia entry have zero citations? I thought Wikipedia was allergic to citation-free claims..
I just asked my SO and she confirmed that "all y'all" means everyone within earshot and "y'all" usually means a specific group of people. She also said "y'all" is similar to "on" in French and "youse guys" in the NE.
replyI'm guessing it's regional and/or group specific.