Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 days ago11 years agoi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up1804arrow-down125
arrow-up1779arrow-down1image11 years agoi.postimg.ccBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square143fedilink
minus-squareriwo@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 days agomy prediction is for th’all and y’all or just thal and yal in the long run
minus-squareAmputret@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoI have a soft spot for ‘yous’, personally.
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI tend to use “mates,” as “y’all” just doesn’t really agree with me.
minus-squareriwo@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agohow does that work? “could y’all please help me” -> “could mates please help me”?
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoCould I get some help, mates?
minus-squareriwo@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-220 hours agoyou dont need the word mates in that sentence ?w? and it wouldnt work in like so many situations. not saying you cant use it, but it doesnt seem like an adequat plural you
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoWell, I guess the need for “y’all” may just may depend on the user’s desired level of informality when talking/writing. (To me personally, I just don’t like using it as it just sounds wrong to me.)
minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoMy first bet is roughly in this direction, too.
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoMost people’s English is more closely linked to American English anyway, or otherwise follow their own development path And especially in the age of the internet, where language changes quickly spread globally
my prediction is for th’all and y’all or just thal and yal in the long run
I have a soft spot for ‘yous’, personally.
youse guyseses
I tend to use “mates,” as “y’all” just doesn’t really agree with me.
how does that work?
“could y’all please help me” -> “could mates please help me”?
Could I get some help, mates?
you dont need the word mates in that sentence ?w?
and it wouldnt work in like so many situations.
not saying you cant use it, but it doesnt seem like an adequat plural you
Well, I guess the need for “y’all” may just may depend on the user’s desired level of informality when talking/writing. (To me personally, I just don’t like using it as it just sounds wrong to me.)
My first bet is roughly in this direction, too.
Not outside of the US…
Most people’s English is more closely linked to American English anyway, or otherwise follow their own development path
And especially in the age of the internet, where language changes quickly spread globally