UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1347arrow-down146file-text
arrow-up1301arrow-down1external-linkI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square158fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredumpleslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoWe need a better second person plural in English. Y’all works but its a big language gap
minus-squareI'll be on ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoHey… Folks Friends Comrades Everyone People Pals You motley crew Weirdos Siblings Fuckers …how you doing, wanna go to the movies? (this is by no means exhaustive list, the point is there are plenty of existing and perfectly acceptable alternatives, pick one, or more, and get comfortable with it)
minus-squarecrazybrain@lemmy.spacestation14.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI’ve heard people say “yous” before.
We need a better second person plural in English. Y’all works but its a big language gap
Hey…
Folks
Friends
Comrades
Everyone
People
Pals
You motley crew
Weirdos
Siblings
Fuckers
…how you doing, wanna go to the movies?
(this is by no means exhaustive list, the point is there are plenty of existing and perfectly acceptable alternatives, pick one, or more, and get comfortable with it)
I’ve heard people say “yous” before.
I know. I hate it. I don’t know why