What does "ya'll" mean?

@Bootsiebaby same difference

@ProdigalSummer @Bootsiebaby

A joke - Told to me in college by my German professor, who was also an ordained Episcopal priest:

What's the difference between a Northern Girl and a Southern Girl?

The Northern girl says, "You can." The Southern girl says, "Y'all can!"

@Bootsiebaby since you really seem to need it to mean something, let's say ya'll = ya all

@Bootsiebaby Girls talking to boys.

@Bootsiebaby Imagine teenage girls, giving "intimate" consent to teenage boys. Remember - it's a joke. "You" - she is giving consent to one boy. "Y'all" - she is giving consent to more than one boy. Verbal humor doesn't always translate well to the page.

@Bootsiebaby If you had been in my German class when Father F. told it, I think you may have laughed along with the rest of us.

@Bootsiebaby He was a brilliant and funny man, believe me. I heard a few of his sermons - he was an extemporaneous speaker, very eloquent.