Post #2588944
2022-04-07 02:07 UTC
@auntiekiki@wandering.shop @Thomas@laserdisc.party a small subculture where I grew up embraced y’all as a way to get past ‘you guys’ exclusivity, and it honestly changed so much about my perception of pronouns in general. The answer to “do they matter” is a very clear “maybe”, but when they matter they matter so why wouldn’t you clean them up? Y’all is *perfect* and sounds like what it means so even those new to English get it. I also use ‘folks’ a lot, which technically is different but very welcoming and relatable.
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@naga@toot.cat 2026-01-29 00:30
@shane@dads.cool @auntiekiki@wandering.shop @Thomas@laserdisc.party Exactly this for me, on both counts (though I grew up in Texas, so "y'all" instead of "you guys" was in my starter set).