“Y'all” or “Yawl”

Overview

y'all / yawl are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

y'all: NA

yawl: (noun) a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars). (noun) a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost.

Pronunciation

y'all: y·AO·l

yawl: NA

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Examples in Context

Examples of “y'all”

…Dont Get Down Like Y'all" (feat.
…hands screaming "why dont y'all care!"
…with the Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra
…y'all ready to see Nasty Nas?"

Examples of “yawl”

…the helm and as the yawl neared the Barber he called…
A YAWL ON THE DANUBE, Scene for…
Isidora Žebeljan: A Yawl on the Danube, scene for…
The yawl Zephyr was launched to the…
…years he sailed a Salcombe yawl.

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