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David B. Parker

A sign made by the group Democracy NC reads It's time to vote y'all, on November 5, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today marked the last day for early voting in the state before Election Day on November 8. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

‘Y’all,’ that most Southern of Southernisms, is going mainstream – and it’s about time

David B. Parker