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Even as far west as Colorado we used it the same way when I was young. Then I got a job at an NYC company and the gendered-ness of it was frowned upon. I actual
by troyvit 2y ago
Even as far west as Colorado we used it the same way when I was young. Then I got a job at an NYC company and the gendered-ness of it was frowned upon. I actually switched to "ya'll" and it worked great. All the New Yorkers just thought that's how Coloradoans talk. So, thanks Texas.
Totally unrelated but this Blaze Foley song talks specifically about getting back to a place "where the people say ya'll." It's beautiful:
https://blazefoley.bandcamp.com/track/clay-pigeons https://blazefoley.bandcamp.com/track/clay-pigeons
- radlad 2y agoI am another Midwesterner who has largely switched from "you guys" to "y'all" (nit: ya'll is not considered correct spelling) after some lengthy and heated Slack discussions between Midwesterners and West Coast at $previousJob. P.S. Michael Cera does a nice cover of that song.
- troyvit 2y agoDude nice thanks!
- tayo42 2y agoThat's just corporate culture, not NY I grew up using guys just to refer to group of people
- lupire 2y agoIt's PC tech culture.
- m3047 2y ago> All the New Yorkers just thought that's how Coloradoans talk. I love it. I blame France, specifically Remulac.