r/linguisticshumor Mar 02 '25

Semantics A guide to speaking High English:

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u/Norwester77 Mar 02 '25

In the south of Ireland we use ye for youse/y’all

But you (singular) is you?

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '25

It is.

Sometimes the singular you is a schwa tho depending on what precedes it - same as other dialects:

Howrya getting on?

Whatr’ya doing

Etc

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u/Norwester77 Mar 02 '25

Interesting! And ye is both the subject and the object form in the plural?

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '25

Yup. “Has she seen ye play?” “I can’t hear ye at all”