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To: N. Theknow
you guys, youse guys, youse, you all, ya'll

It would be interesting to know the origins of "youse" and "y'all". Both seem to be attempts to create the (unique) second person plural pronoun that English lacks, but some other languages contain.

5 posted on 01/16/2003 1:00:19 PM PST by El Gato
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To: El Gato
Yes, Origins would be interesting. It would also be interesting to see some of the terms for submarine sandwiches and soft drinks. The South has Po'boys and Co-cola. All soft drinks are/were Co-cola.
6 posted on 01/16/2003 1:12:56 PM PST by N. Theknow
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To: El Gato
Sub sandwich names are #64 on the list.
7 posted on 01/16/2003 1:18:56 PM PST by N. Theknow
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To: El Gato
I don't know the origin of "youse" and "ya'll," but I would think they could be considered more conservative forms of English rather than creations. English used to have the distinction of singular and plural in the second person so these words could be what has replaced those earlier forms.
14 posted on 01/16/2003 4:01:56 PM PST by Mr. Mulliner (Can't we all just get along?)
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