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Anon gets corrected (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Y’all gives modern English the second person plural it would otherwise be missing

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (3 children)

What about youse?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've always been fond of "yinz", despite never having been to Pittsburgh

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Yinz welcome to try our chipped ham ‘n’at regardless

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yousa bombad, meesa like muy muy!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

I hate you with every fiber of my being

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Heys youse guys!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Youse mugs

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

"You" used to be that word, but mfs didn't wanna say "thou" anymore so "you" has to pull double duty now

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In Ireland it's still very common to use 'ye' for you plural.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Hear ye, hear ye.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yous.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Missing? It is that part of speech! 😁 "You all," the thing it conjoins, is proper English and the accurate thing to say. We do have it. We just refuse to try harder to be less patriarchal bc "guy" has less syllables. And most of the time it's preceded by "you" anyway, so not even shorter. (If I'm wrong, someone please correct me)

I take the time to correct myself in meetings, "when can you guys- ahem you all" - no apology, bc I'm doing my best, and demonstrating in my actions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The only two things the South got right were "y'all" and biscuits and gravy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

And chicken and waffles. And BBQ.

Honestly, not actually a fan of y'all, but they have some fantastic food.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Try some chicken and waffles when you get the chance - 5000 calories have never tasted so good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Chicken and waffles are about as authentically southern as General Tso’s chicken is authentically Chinese.