Precisely.
*Originally posted by MikeTurk *
**Exactly. **
Precisely. **
[/QUOTE]
No doubt.
I like to use “joo” with a thick Hispanic accent.
“Joo guys donno noothing, Manck!”
singular “you” pronounced like the wood they used to make longbows out of (yew).
plural “you guys”. Even if they are all girls
I’m with the Texans. No big surprise, since I grew up in El Paso.
Y’all most of the time, sometimes even when referring to the singular. Being from Arkansas done that to me.
Singular: you
Plural (Dublin): youse
Plural (bogland): ye
Begorrah, sure ‘tis funny to be hearin’ ye yanks with yer “y’all”. Sure that’s a grand spot in east Cork.
BTW, I’d love to be on the Youghal Tourist Board so I could commission signs saying “Youghal - Come Back Now Ya Hear”.
Formal:
Singular: “you”
Plural: generally just use “you” and gesture wildly if it’s unclear that I’m talking to more than one person.
Casual:
Singular: “you”
Plural: “you-all” (sort of a cross between “you all” and y’all),
“y’all,” “you guys”.
I say “you”, but only when addressing more than one person. When addressing one person I say “thee” in the object case, and “thou” in the subject. Thy mileage may vary.
You, or, you guys - no matter who it is! I’m from Iowa. We have no accents. We talk straight up and down and emphasize our vowels a lot.
“You” singular, “You” or “You guys” for a familiar plural, “You” for a non-familiar plural (e.g. any group I won’t try `you guys’ with.)
“Y’all”? Good Lord, never.
Y followed by the unstressed vowel syllable. So I guess kinda like y’.
For plural, I say Y’z (or something like that).
Sometimes, if I’m feeling relaxed, I’ll say y’all, but I think that comes from listening to too much Outkast.
I say that combo between y’all and you all.
I know several older people who say “you’uns.” I think it’s funny. Just sounds like a more antiquated way of saying it.
*Originally posted by AHunter3 *
**singular = “you”plural = “y’all” or “you folks” **
Beg to differ; as anyone from the South can tell you, the following applies:
Singular: y’all
Plural: all y’all
Being called a “guy” drives me crackers. It seems to be the norm in the 20-something set but it’s just not right.
Every time a waiter/waitress says “What can I get you guys today?”, I have to bite my tongue to not correct them.
I am a midwesterner born and bred and here there ain’t no thang as y’all. We say you…as in yew.
Since no adequete plural second person pronoun exists in English, I just use the Spanish ustedes.
Singular: you
Plural: you guys
Mass group: you
Plinky!
don’t ask
jew
singular: “you”
plural: “you” or “you–meaning-you-plural” or “you-plural”
I’m not from around here. I feel terribly awkward saying “y’all” unless I’m goofing around. Some people just don’t get that “you” can be plural.