Re: The future of the English second person plural (was Re: Aquestion)

nicole.perrin@snet.net writes:
>Saying y'all around where I live marks you, if not as a hick, definitely
>as an outsider.  I've heard people say yous, but that's looked upon
>mostly as uneducated.  You guys is very popular and not looked at in any
>sort of negative light.  By the way, here=southwestern connecticut
>
>nicole
Funny, some guy who i used to chat with a lot always says "yous" and i
think hes from Brooklyn. Here it does actually depend on the way you say
<y'all>. If you pronounce it with a drawl it sounds funny, but if it's
said without a drawl, then it sounds a bit more "tough"  ( i cant really
describe it, you would have to hear it). No one here says "yous", and if
they did we would know immediately you are from the east coast. "You guys"
is a bit more popular over all, but my peers say y'all.  For the most part
the two phrases are interchangeable, and we know when it is proper to use
them or not (mostly y'all which is never said in a classroom, and never in
front of grandparents). But, i do see both being used much more commonly
even around older generations (mostly from younger kids).

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