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"Folks" "Do you folks need more time?" The problem with "people" is it sounds vaguely rude or hostile. "Do you people need more time?"

• dingnuts 2y ago
  if y'all is too "ethnic" for John McWhorter (I find this characterization disappointing compared to some of his other work) certainly "folks" is even more cultural appropriation
• stronglikedan 2y ago
  > The problem with "people" is it sounds vaguely rude or hostile. That seems like a projection. Most people I know would be fine with it.
  • BugsJustFindMe 2y ago
    I don't know who you know, but most people I know would not be fine with it in every context. "You people" is widely considered pejorative, and any speaker who cares about communication should be aware of that. https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/w0zx8e/why_is_you_people_a_bad_word/ https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/w0zx8e/why...
  • hx8 2y ago
    "You people" can have racists connotations inside the United States, so I wouldn't say that phrase casually when speaking to people in North America.
• banannaise 2y ago
  That's "you folks" which I suppose would be "y'olks". I'll stick with "y'all", thanks.