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Rule "y'al (y'all)"

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Description: y'al (y'all)
Message: Did you mean \1'\3, a regional version of 'you' (plural pronoun)?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • What songs have y'al been vibing to lately?
    Correction suggestion: y'all
  • The water tower says "FLORENCE Y'AL" now, but it used to say "FLORENCE MALL".
    Correction suggestion: Y'ALL
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: YAL_YALL [1]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)