I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

  • The Picard ManeuverOPEnglish
    161·
    3 年前

    I will die on the hill that “y’all” is a more concise way to convey the same information than any of the alternatives.

      • The Picard ManeuverOPEnglish
        6·
        3 年前

        That not even uncommon in the south!

        “Let me try next. All y’all’d’ve been better off calling me in the first place.”

      • bdonvr@thelemmy.clubEnglish
        21·
        3 年前

        I’m pretty sure I’ve legitimately busted out “y’all’d’n’t’ve” before

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      3·
      3 年前

      Many languages have a plural second person pronoun, English can too y’all. It’s a legitimately useful linguistic feature.

      • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        3 年前

        English used to have “ye”, but we dropped it. Then we all looked around wondering where it went and had to recreate it.

        “Y’all” down south. “Youse” in Philly, New York, Boston, etc. “Yinz” in Pittsburgh.

        I think “y’all” is the best choice. I’m not a fan of “youse”. “Yinz” doesn’t even deserve consideration in my opinion.

        Are there any others?

      • The Picard ManeuverOPEnglish
        11·
        3 年前

        I think we used to, but it fell out of use. Now it rises again with the South. (Wait…)

    • FarFarAway@kbin.social
      2·
      3 年前

      Tell that to every kid in Texas, that the teacher ever made write “yall is not a word” on the blackboard 100 times.