You guys or Ya'll?

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  • hOw2lozeAgiN10dAze
    hOw2lozeAgiN10dAze Posts: 1,841 Member
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    I grew up in the Midwest saying you guys, now I have to say ya'll because I live in redneck country aka Southwest Virginia and they don't understand the term "you guys". The same with "pop" vs "soda"...
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
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    Not an American, but I use both.
  • chelseascounter
    chelseascounter Posts: 1,283 Member
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    I'm ya'll... I never say it.
  • HornedFrogPride
    HornedFrogPride Posts: 283 Member
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    I'm in the you guys zone but as an honorary Texan from going to college within the state of Texas, I mightily prefer y'all (or as you may or may not know, the plural is "all y'all"!) ;)
  • janinab75
    janinab75 Posts: 147 Member
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    Originally from the Northeast: You guys! Live in VA now, still say You guys. Not at all a Y'all kind of gal!
  • Blitz_40
    Blitz_40 Posts: 110 Member
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    Ya'll here.
  • BarbellBlondieRuns
    BarbellBlondieRuns Posts: 511 Member
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    I'm from Michigan... but I like the sound of ya'll better
  • billr42
    billr42 Posts: 12 Member
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    Born in Wisconsin (solid you guys territory), moved to Cincinnati (not quite y'all territory), spent most of my life in Columbus (you guys). I still say you guys. However, there are times when I want to say you all, and I abbreviate it y'all. I think it's an elegant contraction that just rolls off your tongue. Try it sometime.
  • KxCoyote
    KxCoyote Posts: 122 Member
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    You guys, according to the map. But due to problems I often have with speech due to Chronic Migraines, I tend to say Y'all more often. After moving south (To alabama and florida) for a while, it kinda grew on me.
  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
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    I go back and forth between you guys and y'all.
  • SrJoben
    SrJoben Posts: 484 Member
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    Damn friggin English for not having a plural you...what is wrong with that language? I'm a yall person.

    What do people in other English speaking countries for a plural you?

    We did have one an formal plural form of you. But for some reason we ditched it some time ago. Now people look at you funny if you bust it out.

    The word you are looking for is ye. As in "Where are ye going?" when addressing a group of people.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
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    Damn friggin English for not having a plural you...what is wrong with that language? I'm a yall person.

    What do people in other English speaking countries for a plural you?

    We did have one an formal plural form of you. But for some reason we ditched it some time ago. Now people look at you funny if you bust it out.

    The word you are looking for is ye. As in "Where are ye going?" when addressing a group of people.

    Glorious! I never knew. This is why I love MFP ye educate me. I's so using ye for now on. Thank you
  • tmanfromtexas
    tmanfromtexas Posts: 928 Member
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    Here in GA, it's always y'all......and bless your heart!

    Dont bring up "bless your heart" the rest of yall dont need to know what that means heheh...
  • jboccio90
    jboccio90 Posts: 644 Member
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    Florida and I say Ya'll
  • Redbird99ky
    Redbird99ky Posts: 305 Member
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    USA Today published this photo of the states that say "you guys" and "ya'll"......Which are you?

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    NEITHER ... yinz .. I was raised in Pittsburgh ...
  • oddyogi
    oddyogi Posts: 1,816 Member
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    y'all and I'm from Arkansas... and WPS!
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,077 Member
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    you guys from CT
    I have never heard anyone say ya'll in real life.
  • Redbird99ky
    Redbird99ky Posts: 305 Member
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    In Pittsburgh it's "yinz", for example:

    "Yinz guys goin' dahntahn to get some Primannis sammaches n'at?"

    Yeah...we speak real good here. #intentionalbadgrammar
    an' an arn! :drinker:

    Hey Yinz guys! Also in for Pittsburgh!

    I'm with yinz!! (though I cringe everytime I hear it!!!)

    naw, I gotta redd up the haas ... I'll just get a jumbo sammich n a arn!
  • loveanddestroyx
    loveanddestroyx Posts: 185 Member
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    "You guys" for me!
  • bubblygoldfish
    bubblygoldfish Posts: 213 Member
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    It will always be "you guys" for me, and "pop".... It's so weird to visit other parts of the country and hear "y'all" and "soda".... i mean, doesn't that convey soda water? Lol, so weird...

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