Unhappy that "y'all" is everywhere

[Anonymous]

It's perfectly serviceable as a regionalism for... people from that region. But why is it everywhere now? What is the attraction to people who either are able to speak standard English or have their own native regionalisms? I would vastly prefer "youse guys" or even "yinz" if there were some reason to choose a folksy When people adopt "y'all" on purpose, what is the image they're aspiring to?

[Anonymous]

Things change.

[Anonymous]

I hate "adulting."

[Anonymous]

We lack a formal 2nd person plural in English. "Y'all" is, in my opinion, the best thing we have. I would never say "youse guys," how odd to even suggest it.

-from the west coast

[Anonymous]

What??!

[Anonymous]

Would y'all like some cheese with that whine?

[Anonymous]

Gifting, adulting, yall - language evolves

It’s also the only English word that fully captures “you” (plural).

[Anonymous]

The airport in DC was the first Place I heard a southern accent.

Just passing through y’all!!

[Anonymous]

I grew up in the DC area and have always said y’all.

[Anonymous]

I think AAVE is an integral part of American English. So many words come from AAVE through music and art. It is inevitable that y'all would become part of lexicon.

Some will bring up cultural appropriation and mockery. While these are valid concerns, rap, hip-hop and other types of art associated with Black people is a major part of American culture. Also Southern white culture has had a major impact as well through Bluegrass and country.

[Anonymous]

People are from all over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's perfectly serviceable as a regionalism for... people from that region. But why is it everywhere now? What is the attraction to people who either are able to speak standard English or have their own native regionalisms? I would vastly prefer "youse guys" or even "yinz" if there were some reason to choose a folksy When people adopt "y'all" on purpose, what is the image they're aspiring to?

Yinz makes me stabby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's perfectly serviceable as a regionalism for... people from that region. But why is it everywhere now? What is the attraction to people who either are able to speak standard English or have their own native regionalisms? I would vastly prefer "youse guys" or even "yinz" if there were some reason to choose a folksy When people adopt "y'all" on purpose, what is the image they're aspiring to?

"People from that region"

"What is the image they're aspiring to?"

Your unattractive biases are showing, OP. You consider everyone from the South to have an "image" to which people should not "aspire." You seem ignorant of the fact that not everyone from an entire vast region is part of a monolith, marching in lockstep to whatever it is you find distasteful.

It's so very DCUM to make these broad and ignorant pronouncements like yours. But the petty focus on a term gaining some popularity? That's all you. Couldn't find something substantial or serious to complain about, I guess.

[Anonymous]

I like it because it's not gendered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's perfectly serviceable as a regionalism for... people from that region. But why is it everywhere now? What is the attraction to people who either are able to speak standard English or have their own native regionalisms? I would vastly prefer "youse guys" or even "yinz" if there were some reason to choose a folksy When people adopt "y'all" on purpose, what is the image they're aspiring to?

Yinz makes me stabby.

I've never heard it, what region is it from?