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ye or ya'll

PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:26 pm
by Filidh
for a single word representing the mostly-forgotten second-person-plural, which one do you prefer? or do you prefer another? it's necessary to eliminate confusion that arises from using 'you' as singular and plural.

i've taken to using ya'll, but i'm considering reintegrating 'ye' into my commonspeech instead.

just wondering what ya'll think about it?

Re: ye or ya'll

PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:02 pm
by Kentucky
Filidh wrote:for a single word representing the mostly-forgotten second-person-plural, which one do you prefer? or do you prefer another? it's necessary to eliminate confusion that arises from using 'you' as singular and plural.

i've taken to using ya'll, but i'm considering reintegrating 'ye' into my commonspeech instead.

just wondering what ya'll think about it?


Southern - ya'll

Yankee - ye


Mark

Re: ye or ya'll

PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:18 pm
by Fenwick
As a northerner and an Englishman, I use Yi'ol. :D


I know older people who use "tha".

Re: ye or ya'll

PostPosted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:08 am
by wmfinck
C'mon, now. All Yankees know that the plural of you is youse!
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/youse
(Hoping Melissa doesn't see this one, LOL, she'll take offense, ya'll!)

Re: ye or ya'll

PostPosted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:06 pm
by Kentucky
Jewish - yikes


Mark