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-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-221 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.)
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.)