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  1. etymology - "youse" as a plural second person pronoun - English ...

    Dec 1, 2016 · The 'official' plural second person pronoun in English is you. There are several ways in English to manufacture plural you, one of which is youse. According to etymonline.com youse is a :

  2. etymology - You, you two, you people and you'se - English Language ...

    Jan 17, 2014 · Youse, you'se, you-all, and several other forms have evolved, but none are universally accepted. "You people" is potentially derogatory and might best be avoided.

  3. Alternatives to y'all? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 12, 2019 · We do have a Royal We.). Youse Guys is another variant... though it's like "All y'all" which is talking to y'all but more y'alls than typical.

  4. etymology - What are the origins of the regional pronoun “yinz” of ...

    May 30, 2012 · Probably directly deriving from Irish-Scottish original usage, but given other plurals such as youse, y'all, etc., feasibly just re-coined locally. Perhaps uptake was encouraged by a relatively …

  5. Which English dialects have 2nd person plural?

    The Brooklyn / Italian-American "youse" might be another. While the existence and usage of "y'all" has been addressed somewhat thoroughly here: What is the proper usage of "Y'all" in southern American …

  6. Origin of "you lot" and other plural forms of "you"

    Sep 10, 2011 · Maybe it's just that youse can also be used for the ungrammatical "You is", which I normally associate with stereotypical portrayal of poorly-educated black Americans in the past (esp. …

  7. Use of "ye" in present-day Ireland and specifically Dublin

    Jun 11, 2022 · I can confirm in N Ireland people often say youse and rarely say ye or yiz for the plural you - those 2 versions sound very Southern-Irish to Ulster ears.

  8. "Screw" slang terms — are any socially acceptable?

    Jan 1, 2022 · Screw is a euphemism for fuck, so yes, they are inappropriate, though less so. In some cases (screw around, we're screwed), it's just naughty slang, with no sexual reference. But the tabu …

  9. Is "yuns" a word? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 26, 2022 · As mentioned in The Review: “ Yuns ” is a contraction of two words: “you ones,” as in, “You’uns come over here.” " Yuns " is plural, it should be used in the same context as "you ones". …

  10. Did English ever have a formal version of "you"?

    There is a hypothesis that y'all is now emerging as a formal version of you in certain dialects. See here: "Thomas Nunnally (1994) has offered a second hypothesis for the emergence of yall as a singular. …