It’s been a normal word in the south forever. Outside of the south it’s been pretty normal among black people. Black vernacular English has gained more prominence over the past few decades I think.
because it’s gender neutral. similar thing with folks(/folx, ugh) In some cases it’s also used to be condescending/ironic, plus s just love appropriating turns of phrase from black people
i have a very vague memory of a 90s cartoon doing a 50s pastiche where the bathroom signs said cats and something else. not sure if that was a joke or if that usage of cat has contextual gender
Okay, older folk slang, that makes sense. I’m just here like “wh??? I’ve known hella people from philly and never once heard that, fuck y’all mean” but that lines up better.
You is both singular and plural, back in old english there used to be “thou” but they decided they didn’t need it… now they decided they needed it again idk
I am not American. Why are Americans constantly using “y’all” now?
It’s been a normal word in the south forever. Outside of the south it’s been pretty normal among black people. Black vernacular English has gained more prominence over the past few decades I think.
Read as: “the fuckin settlers won’t keep our vernacular out their damned mouths”
because it’s gender neutral. similar thing with folks(/folx, ugh) In some cases it’s also used to be condescending/ironic, plus
s just love appropriating turns of phrase from black people
There is a bad wiff of gone off mayo of it now alright. The constant use of folk in lefty writing is annoying too.
Better than ‘You people’.💁♂️
we should appropriate from new jersey instead. i’m gonna start saying “youse”
is “cats” acceptable?
This is “dawg” erasure
i have a very vague memory of a 90s cartoon doing a 50s pastiche where the bathroom signs said cats and something else. not sure if that was a joke or if that usage of cat has contextual gender
poor lenny
My wife’s got Pennsylvania family that says “yinz”
I have never once heard ‘yinz’ in casual conversation; is that actually real or is my leg getting yanked
It’s real
It’s real. Only the old folks say it though. The younger people say “you guys” mostly.
Okay, older folk slang, that makes sense. I’m just here like “wh??? I’ve known hella people from philly and never once heard that, fuck y’all mean” but that lines up better.
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No, southeast PA actually
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:cringe:
“folks” is gender neutral
so is people?
You is both singular and plural, back in old english there used to be “thou” but they decided they didn’t need it… now they decided they needed it again idk
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y’all is a perfectly cromulent word
It’s a legitimately useful linguistic feature for a language to have a plural form of “you” so I fully support y’all becoming mainstream