But what necessitates 'y'all' over 'you' here? "You're exhausting" serves the same purpose since 'you' can be singular or plural. The use of y'all here is an affect.
When using language dispassionatly people naturally select words so as to reduce ambiguity.
"y'all are exhausting" and "you're exhausting" have significantly different meanings.
Policing language on details like this is tedious and boring.
But what necessitates 'y'all' over 'you' here? "You're exhausting" serves the same purpose since 'you' can be singular or plural. The use of y'all here is an affect.
When using language dispassionatly people naturally select words so as to reduce ambiguity.
"y'all are exhausting" and "you're exhausting" have significantly different meanings.
Policing language on details like this is tedious and boring.