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indialm — 11 years ago(January 13, 2015 06:53 PM)

When you live in Oklahoma you pick up saying ya'll pronounced "YAALL" even when referring to a single person.
I have yet to hear one.
The writer (Tracy Yetts)was so concerned about British actors playing Americans! She should have been more concerned about the accuracy in the way the people really speak.

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friendofthebard — 11 years ago(January 14, 2015 11:12 PM)

It's Tracy
L
etts, and I doubt that
he
had much say in the casting. However, I thought Cumberbatch came closer to sounding like an Oklahoma native than anyone else, other than Streep.
For more discussion of Oklahoma authenticity, or lack thereof, check out the thread about all the clothes the characters are wearing, and their lack of sweat, in this 100-plus-degree summer.
Meryl Streep is a shape-shifter.

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jharmon64 — 11 years ago(January 25, 2015 03:27 PM)

I agree that Cumberbatch sounded more Oklahoma than the rest.
Too bad he was lousy in that role (as usual).

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QueenZod — 10 years ago(October 01, 2015 07:17 PM)

Why did you think he was lousy? I thought he was quite wonderful. He played a man who was a disaster and felt horrible about himself because his mother was a shrewish biatch. When he drops the casserole and started with "I'm so sorry!" I laughed. Poor little Charles. A sweet disaster of a human being.

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vickip77 — 11 years ago(January 17, 2015 10:00 AM)

I'm from Oklahoma and never said or heard anyone ever say y'all.

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esskayess — 11 years ago(February 02, 2015 10:02 PM)

I grew up in that very portion of Oklahoma and not only never picked up yall, I seldom heard it used by lifelong residents.

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always_keep_fighting — 11 years ago(February 04, 2015 03:43 PM)

I live in Louisiana, and we say "y'all" all the time, but never when addressing just one person, only two or more. Interesting to know that it's used differently in other parts of the country.

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ermichan — 11 years ago(April 01, 2015 06:00 PM)

I am watching it now. Heard Meryl say it during dinner after the funeral.

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tryingcake — 10 years ago(September 08, 2015 04:20 PM)

Know many, many people, from OK. And I go visit there often. What you are saying is not true. I rarely hear people say it.

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MammothPicturesReturns — 10 years ago(September 19, 2015 01:13 AM)

I'm from Oklahoma, and I hear people saying "y'all" all the time.
And Tracy Letts, who is male, is from Oklahoma as well.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

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NeoMovieMan — 10 years ago(January 08, 2016 05:36 AM)

While I thought Cumberbatch did a fine job with an American accent, he still looks so English. Aside from that I was surprised not one actor said "Do what? " which is another Oklahoma expression meaning "what was that?" Or "what did you say?" But I grew up and still live in OK, Some people in the state have much stronger accents, southern twang, or redneck sound. That being said I still don't feel that this movie has anything in common with Oklahoma other than it's location. This family drama could have been set in ANY state and doesn't represent Oklahoma to me.

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MadSimian — 9 years ago(July 16, 2016 04:42 AM)

Haha, I'm from Oklahoma too and I say "do what?" all the time. Glad to know it's not just me. Don't say "y'all" at all but I hear it from family and friends or random people when out and about.
A nozh scrap any time you say.

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devildog1982z — 10 years ago(January 30, 2016 08:12 PM)

I've lived in Oklahoma before and people from there don't really say Ya'll.

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shondathierer — 9 years ago(April 09, 2016 10:18 PM)

Growing up in Oklahoma I didn't use the word "ya'll" but my brother did. Some people do some people don't.