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Nobody says it anymore (startrek.website)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've heard it explained that "hey" used to be more of an urgent way to get someone's attention, rather than a casual "hello" like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

English used to have "ye", but we dropped it. Then we all looked around wondering where it went and had to recreate it.

"Y'all" down south. "Youse" in Philly, New York, Boston, etc. "Yinz" in Pittsburgh.

I think "y'all" is the best choice. I'm not a fan of "youse". "Yinz" doesn't even deserve consideration in my opinion.

Are there any others?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I am deeply saddened to learn about Yinz. WTF Pittsburgh. What do they got in the water up there?