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Nobody says it anymore (startrek.website)
submitted 11 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
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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.

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[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 points 11 months ago

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

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

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?

[-] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

I am deeply saddened to learn about Yinz. WTF Pittsburgh. What do they got in the water up there?

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 0 points 11 months ago

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

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