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minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoIt’s just you. In Germany we need to think about the position of the peer and if professional or casual.
minus-squareGork@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoYeah, the word “you” is a good example as well. The only issue with “you” is that it lacks a plural version so we have to use the Southern “y’all” instead. Some people go even further with a mass plural “all y’all”.
minus-squareArmoredUrethra@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoYinz is my preferred term, if we’re going for regional words.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years ago“All of you.” More unwieldy, but doesn’t sound rustic.
minus-squareBigNote@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoVirtually all known languages do this, only some do it through the use of grammar. This thread is full of bad linguistics.
It’s just you.
In Germany we need to think about the position of the peer and if professional or casual.
Yeah, the word “you” is a good example as well.
The only issue with “you” is that it lacks a plural version so we have to use the Southern “y’all” instead. Some people go even further with a mass plural “all y’all”.
the all y’all sounds fun
Yinz is my preferred term, if we’re going for regional words.
“All of you.” More unwieldy, but doesn’t sound rustic.
You’uns
Virtually all known languages do this, only some do it through the use of grammar.
This thread is full of bad linguistics.