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Nobody says it anymore (startrek.website)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/microblogmemes

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I've heard it explained that "hey" used to be more of an urgent way to get someone's attention, rather than a casual "hello" like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Y'all was different back then too. Now it's the most neutral greeting and that's really odd for my 90s brain.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I will die on the hill that "y'all" is a more concise way to convey the same information than any of the alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I haven't gotten a chance to use it yet, but one day the construction "all y'all'd've" will be relevant in my life.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That not even uncommon in the south!

"Let me try next. All y'all'd've been better off calling me in the first place."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I'm pretty sure I've legitimately busted out "y'all'd'n't've" before

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Many languages have a plural second person pronoun, English can too y'all. It's a legitimately useful linguistic feature.

[–] NABDad 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

English used to have "ye", but we dropped it. Then we all looked around wondering where it went and had to recreate it.

"Y'all" down south. "Youse" in Philly, New York, Boston, etc. "Yinz" in Pittsburgh.

I think "y'all" is the best choice. I'm not a fan of "youse". "Yinz" doesn't even deserve consideration in my opinion.

Are there any others?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I am deeply saddened to learn about Yinz. WTF Pittsburgh. What do they got in the water up there?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I think we used to, but it fell out of use. Now it rises again with the South. (Wait...)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Tell that to every kid in Texas, that the teacher ever made write "yall is not a word" on the blackboard 100 times.