But the best-known word in the Southern vernacular is probably our most-loved pronoun: y'all. ... The only right way to spell the contraction of "you" and "all" is "y'all." "Ya'll" is incorrect and a misspelling of the word, so don't use it.

Is yall only a southern thing?

Y'all is the main second-person plural pronoun in Southern American English, with which it is most frequently associated, though it also appears in some other English varieties, including African-American English and South African Indian English.

Is yall Southern slang?

Southerners address a group with "y'all."

"Y'all" is typical Southern slang, but it's also a proper contraction (you all = y'all). Southerners say this word all the time.