   All’s I KnowIn Southern and Appalachian speech, "all’s I know" means "all I know." The added "’s" comes from older dialect patterns where "as" slipped into the phrase. Hillbilly Dude Says...  Whenever I get re-asked about somethin', I'm bound to say, 'all’s I know is...'. this one is common down here. Hillbilly Dude Says... Whenever I get re-asked about somethin', I'm bound to say, 'all’s I know is...'. this one is common down here. Pronunciation[AWLZ eye NO] /ɔlz aɪ noʊ/ Meaning & Usage- A way of saying "all I know" (phrase)
Ruth:
Why’d he run off?
Earl:
All’s I know is he wasn’t stickin’ around to explain.variations: all as I know ★ Don’t overthink the grammar - it’s just how speech runs together. The "’s" is a holdover from "all as I know." ★ Origin and EtymologyThe phrase likely comes from older British and Scots dialect patterns where "as" was added in expressions like "all as I know." Early settlers in Appalachia carried it along, and in local speech it became "all’s I know." Usage Notes
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