
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 …
"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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
pronunciation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Most native English speakers would pronounced this as it sounds in "jar", whereas the true pronunciation is closer to "ya" in my experience. This is a case where English speakers are …
Difference between "How are you?" and "How are you doing?"
Here's an example from a rap song: Hey how ya doin'? Sorry ya can't get through Why don't you leave your name And your number And I'll get back to you Ring Ring Ring ( Ha Ha Hey) De La …
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 …
Idiom: Origin of the phrase "a bit how ya going" to mean ... - slang
Apr 26, 2018 · 2 The phrase refers to the social class of the speaker, as in 'How ya goin' is originally something a lower or working class person would say in post WW I Australia. So it …
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 ...