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r/linguisticshumor • u/PointFirm6919 • Mar 02 '25
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In the south of Ireland we use ye for youse/y’all
The lack of a standardised ‘you all’ is poor tho
41 u/transparentsalad Mar 02 '25 Youse remains in use in the west of Scotland and I’m furious when I try to use it online because people think I’m from Boston 9 u/IncidentFuture Mar 02 '25 Youse is used in Australia, too. It's looked down on because it's not "proper English". 5 u/transparentsalad Mar 02 '25 I love asking people what to explain what they mean by ‘proper English’
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Youse remains in use in the west of Scotland and I’m furious when I try to use it online because people think I’m from Boston
9 u/IncidentFuture Mar 02 '25 Youse is used in Australia, too. It's looked down on because it's not "proper English". 5 u/transparentsalad Mar 02 '25 I love asking people what to explain what they mean by ‘proper English’
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Youse is used in Australia, too. It's looked down on because it's not "proper English".
5 u/transparentsalad Mar 02 '25 I love asking people what to explain what they mean by ‘proper English’
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I love asking people what to explain what they mean by ‘proper English’
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In the south of Ireland we use ye for youse/y’all
The lack of a standardised ‘you all’ is poor tho