Unhappy that "y'all" is everywhere

[Anonymous]

I can say this as someone that detests y'all (particularly when someone writes it in a professional email!!) but youse and yinz are much worse (signed, someone from the midwest that has lived in the DMV for 20 years).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whether it's "y'all" or "all y'all," it's still better than DCUM speak, which is to refer despairingly to "you people."

Lol, yes. I would sometimes love to use "you people" in work emails. Disparagingly.

I don't love "hey guys" at work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:because it’s offensive to say “hey guys!” or “how are you guys doing?” when talking to a mixed group of both women and men.

y’all isn’t offensive.

Offensive? Oh my..

Hey guys!

- is not offensive.

every single person who worked tables has been told not to use hey guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kFkmEMLrY

Hey guys is gendered. It will offend some people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it’s offensive to say “hey guys!” or “how are you guys doing?” when talking to a mixed group of both women and men.

y’all isn’t offensive.

Offensive? Oh my..

Hey guys!

- is not offensive.

every single person who worked tables has been told not to use hey guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kFkmEMLrY

Hey guys is gendered. It will offend some people.

I have never thought of “Hey you guuuuys” as the least bit gendered. And I’ve worked a lot with Girl Scout groups where everyone was female and we all said hey guys to each other. Lots of words in English have more than one meaning.

[Anonymous]

Born and raised in Appalachia- used y’all before it was popular, still use it now. It’s just a regional thing. Sorry not sorry OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it’s offensive to say “hey guys!” or “how are you guys doing?” when talking to a mixed group of both women and men.

y’all isn’t offensive.

Offensive? Oh my..

Hey guys!

- is not offensive.

every single person who worked tables has been told not to use hey guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kFkmEMLrY

Hey guys is gendered. It will offend some people.

I have never thought of “Hey you guuuuys” as the least bit gendered. And I’ve worked a lot with Girl Scout groups where everyone was female and we all said hey guys to each other. Lots of words in English have more than one meaning.

That ship has sailed. You could get into trouble in a lot of organizations now for using the term "you guys."

[Anonymous]

As a Texan, I love that y’all & folks have become the go-to inclusive terms.

Now people don’t make fun of me for sounding like a hick, they just think I’m enlightened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it’s offensive to say “hey guys!” or “how are you guys doing?” when talking to a mixed group of both women and men.

y’all isn’t offensive.

Offensive? Oh my..

Hey guys!

- is not offensive.

every single person who worked tables has been told not to use hey guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kFkmEMLrY

Hey guys is gendered. It will offend some people.

The people who are offended by that? - their viewpoint is offensive to me. I demand they stop thinking that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it’s offensive to say “hey guys!” or “how are you guys doing?” when talking to a mixed group of both women and men.

y’all isn’t offensive.

Offensive? Oh my..

Hey guys!

- is not offensive.

every single person who worked tables has been told not to use hey guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kFkmEMLrY

Hey guys is gendered. It will offend some people.

I have never thought of “Hey you guuuuys” as the least bit gendered. And I’ve worked a lot with Girl Scout groups where everyone was female and we all said hey guys to each other. Lots of words in English have more than one meaning.

That ship has sailed. You could get into trouble in a lot of organizations now for using the term "you guys."

Am I the only old enough to remember the Hey You Guys! opening of The Electric Company?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eL6w5bRgZp0

[Anonymous]

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

+1 but grew up in Maryland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like it because it's not gendered.

I’m a NY’er originally, “you guys” is hard-wired in me. I’m also a Gen-X feminist who came around to ya’ll b/c it’s non-gendered.

Can’t believe anyone is pissed about ya’ll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it’s offensive to say “hey guys!” or “how are you guys doing?” when talking to a mixed group of both women and men.

y’all isn’t offensive.

Offensive? Oh my..

Hey guys!

- is not offensive.

every single person who worked tables has been told not to use hey guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kFkmEMLrY

Hey guys is gendered. It will offend some people.

I have never thought of “Hey you guuuuys” as the least bit gendered. And I’ve worked a lot with Girl Scout groups where everyone was female and we all said hey guys to each other. Lots of words in English have more than one meaning.

Me too, but now I've been told by people that they consider it offensive and that I should use y'all instead. I felt like saying that as a Northener, I consider y'all offensive. But I'm dealing with it and trying not to feel like an extra on a bad Hallmark movie about the South. Hope y'all don't notice how I grit my teeth when I say it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it’s offensive to say “hey guys!” or “how are you guys doing?” when talking to a mixed group of both women and men.

y’all isn’t offensive.

Offensive? Oh my..

Hey guys!

- is not offensive.

every single person who worked tables has been told not to use hey guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kFkmEMLrY

Hey guys is gendered. It will offend some people.

I have never thought of “Hey you guuuuys” as the least bit gendered. And I’ve worked a lot with Girl Scout groups where everyone was female and we all said hey guys to each other. Lots of words in English have more than one meaning.

That ship has sailed. You could get into trouble in a lot of organizations now for using the term "you guys."

Which, in itself, is absolutely absurd.
DP

[Anonymous]

I'm not a fan either, and grew up with y'all. I just say you all for you plural.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

WHAT? Y'all is not AAVE.