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Nice summary. I don't think I've seen all the history corralled in one compact article before. I hadn't even realized "Yinz" had forerunners "You ones" > "You 'uns".
 
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When the South Carolina boat builder sent invitations to a party he wrote, "Yawl come."
 
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I have never heard of “Yinz, though it may be a valuable Words with Friends word!
 
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