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For what it's worth, the formal language is “worse” than the colloquial one in one way: you being plural is only a thing in standard writing, at least in my dia
by umanwizard 7y ago
For what it's worth, the formal language is “worse” than the colloquial one in one way: you being plural is only a thing in standard writing, at least in my dialect of English. I basically never use plural you and systematically use you guys (pronounced quickly, as one word), which has become the plural second-person pronoun in at least some dialects of English.
- ghaff 7y ago>you guys You'll find those who will object to this in a mixed gender setting. Things like y'all and you folks are probably preferred in at least some contexts. (Having said that, I still reflexively use you guys a lot and I know lots of other people, including many women, who do as well.)
- umanwizard 7y agoPeople can dislike it if they want. It’s my native language and I don’t intend to change it to accommodate other people’s tastes.