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If anyone can find more pixels for me i would appreciate it.

Thanks y'all.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Y'all = you all, which is gender neutral.

Also that map is missing the Chicagoland y'all exclave.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Where does this put Scott the Woz?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

If you live on the line, or move north/west, it's now "you all".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Yous in Scotland is great to wind up Proper English speakers. If they whinge they get a y'all

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

ITT: Yinzers

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Only if you man in it a "you people" kind of way - like y'all need to stay with your own kind- or something like that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Is guys really needed after youse?

The guys is needed where there's no 2.pl pronoun to distinguish from individual you, but youse fixes that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Should be fine πŸ‘

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is the difference between youse and youse guys the number of people involved? Similar to y'all and all y'all?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Nah you just replace you with youse. Example:

Happy birthday to youse, happy birthday to youse. Happy birthday this fucking guuuuy! Happy birthday to youse!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I’m on the border of y’all and you guys

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Your comment gives me the urge to create other maps you can comment on so that I can triangulate your position.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I am open to the opportunity

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I don't think "Y'all" would be problematic. But I also offer "You peeps", I enjoy that one more in day to day conversation.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

My boss says β€œyou’ll”

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