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What's wrong with "people"? As in, "you people"? (Grammatically correct, non-colloquial, non-regional, and gender neutral.)
by cstross 12y ago
What's wrong with "people"?
As in, "you people"?
(Grammatically correct, non-colloquial, non-regional, and gender neutral.)
- Jun8 12y agoThe phrase you people is generally understood to have racial tones, e.g. http://mashable.com/2012/07/19/ann-romney-you-people/ http://mashable.com/2012/07/19/ann-romney-you-people/ or http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derek-penwell/why-you-may-be-a-racist-e_b_6280776.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derek-penwell/why-you-may-be-a....
- cstross 12y agoPlanet Earth calling: if that's so, it's a specifically regional -- i.e. American -- thing. (I'm in Scotland, where it definitely doesn't.)
- tomjen3 12y agoHey dude can you help me? vs Hey person can you help me? Being colloquail is a feature, not a bug.