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Why do people say "y'all" and describe things as "backwoods?" Why are some people "hillbillies" and others "rednecks? Linguists Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer go through the history of some of the most popular This video is so . Check out more awesome videos at BuzzFeedVideo! FEATURING Quinta ...

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