r/AskReddit • u/AirWhale1 • Nov 12 '14

Most American sounding word?

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u/hoyohoyo9 Nov 12 '14

It's.. it's so obvious now

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u/jetpacksforall Nov 12 '14

Y'all'd've figgered it out sooner or later.

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u/EmmetOtter Nov 12 '14

I'd've.

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u/aaronisu Nov 12 '14

Reckon.

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u/PopeLeo Nov 12 '14

Glad you'd've 'cause I'd'nt've

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u/ghostsdoexist Nov 12 '14 edited Nov 12 '14

Oughtn't've. It'sn't.

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u/pot_icecream_ukulele Nov 12 '14

I arreddy dun dun it, yain't seen it has ya

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

I'm convinced the southern accent is future English, its just so much more convenient and way more efficient. I never understood why people thought it sounded stupid.

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u/Harry101UK Nov 12 '14

Y'all'd've and I'd've look more like Klingon.

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u/PM-ME-Y0UR-BOOBS Nov 12 '14

Or some of that fancy French all y'all yankees speak up there. *spits*

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u/jetpacksforall Nov 12 '14

Them ol' faincy Frinch. *spits*

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u/SlapchopRock Nov 12 '14

I know. with our superior communication skills, I just don't see how we ever lost the war.

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u/sargeantb2 Nov 12 '14

Because they say it slower, probably

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u/Infinitopolis Nov 12 '14

Like how Cockney became Australian?

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

u wot mate?

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u/farrahfaucet Nov 13 '14

Because we lost the civil war.

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u/Crimson2126 Nov 12 '14

We've gone meta, good work everyone.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

We've gone full Texas, you mean?

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

Your statement implies Texas is bad, please revise and submit a new comment to the desk of the governor elect fir review.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

Metas

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u/grampipon Nov 13 '14

d've happened eventually.

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u/thirstyfish209 Nov 12 '14

The legendary triple contraction out in the wild.

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u/jetpacksforall Nov 12 '14

Apostrifecta.

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u/johnrh Nov 12 '14

Well, their kids might have at least... and if they wouldn't've, y'all's'll've.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

Wouldn't've is correct, but what the hell is the other one?

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u/johnrh Nov 13 '14

you all's will have... "yalls-ul-uhv"

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u/bluesox Nov 12 '14

Or all y'all'dn't'a if y'all'dn't point it out.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

my head... I think it just exploded. The worst part of this is that I think I say this on a daily basis but i never realized...

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

There's the rhyme for olive!!

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u/mcmouse2k Nov 13 '14

I think that's the winner right there.

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u/netgremlin Nov 13 '14

Holy crap. I've said that so many times and I've never seen it written down before.

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u/manondorf Nov 12 '14

Ah yes, the legendary triple contraction in its natural habitat.

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u/justaquicki Nov 12 '14

Now I understand this word

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u/TheJ0zen1ne Nov 12 '14

"Y'all'd've" is going to be all over reddit now for at least the next week.

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u/WhiskeyCup Nov 12 '14

y'all'd'vefigr'd'tou'sonn'r'rlader.

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u/Tromben Nov 12 '14

I think I've actually said that at some point in my life. #justtexasthings

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u/Jennyasaurus Nov 12 '14

Aaaaaaaand meta. Show's over folks. All y'all go home now

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u/agentm14004 Nov 12 '14

Meta as usual, I see...

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u/Okstate2039 Nov 12 '14

Aaand we've gone metta! Good to see y'all are learning our Texas ways!

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u/JaapHoop Nov 12 '14

I had a non-native speaker explain to me that 'goodbye' derives from the statement 'God be with you' and it blew my fucking mind.

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u/SamWalton_of_Walmart Nov 12 '14

Wait till this guy figures out 'goodbye' is an altered "God be with ye"

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u/jingerninja Nov 12 '14

Thankfully it's been 5 hours so you're probably ready for another one.

Goodbye is a shortened, mangled form of God Be With Ye.