UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up1198arrow-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 years agomessage-square65linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·2 years agoThat’s actually “you’uns” and despite being from the deep south I barely ever heard it growing up. Guessing you are from the south too
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 years agoYinz is a Pittsburgh and Pennsyltucky thing
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoWow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.
That’s actually “you’uns” and despite being from the deep south I barely ever heard it growing up. Guessing you are from the south too
Yinz is a Pittsburgh and Pennsyltucky thing
Wow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??
I was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.