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When did people start to use “folks” in this unnatural way.

• tomrod 3y ago
  Colloquially, earliest use is 1715 to address members of ones tribe or family. In Middle English it tended to refer to the people/nation.
  • IceHegel 3y ago
    Somehow it doesn’t feel like a callback, but I suppose it’s possible.
• smolder 3y ago
  I think "us folks" is more standard than "we folks" but it's no different in meaning.