If anyone can find more pixels for me i would appreciate it.
Thanks y'all.
This needs a line going up the Appalachians for the "You-uns" belt.
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And somewhere there's "yinz".
I was just about to point out that the map is missing a small "yinz" enclave around Pittsburgh/Johnstown
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I'm from "you guys" but I've lived in "y'all" and now I'm forever team "y'all," regardless of where I'm living.
It's the best export from the south, except maybe Texas brisket and pecan pie.
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I'm not from the south and use "y'all" all the time. Find it very useful for filling in a gap that English has and slightly faster than saying "you all". Its gender neutral in my opinion.
Never once thought of it as offensive.
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Y'all reminds me of the bible belt. I'm not transgender but I am queer and now and then it makes me uncomfortable.
Queer people who live in the bible belt still say "y'all". It literally means "you all".
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I'm from New Jersey and have never heard anyone unironically say "youse guys". Side note we also don't call it "Joisey".
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"Y'all" has wider reach than this map suggests, particularly in black and queer communities.
We need a better second person plural in English. Y'all works but its a big language gap
Hey...
Folks
Friends
Comrades
Everyone
People
Pals
You motley crew
Weirdos
Siblings
Fuckers
..how you doing, wanna go to the movies?
(this is by no means exhaustive list, the point is there are plenty of existing and perfectly acceptable alternatives, pick one, or more, and get comfortable with it)
I'll throw in "folks" as another gender neutral option. I say "you folks" all the time, especially in professional contexts. I'm not from the South, but I have family there so y'all is a part of my vocabulary. I use it in more informal situations pretty commonly.
Trust me there are many more areas that say y'all
Yous in Scotland is great to wind up Proper English speakers. If they whinge they get a y'all
Y'all = you all, which is gender neutral.
Also that map is missing the Chicagoland y'all exclave.