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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I’ve always wondered why y’uys didn’t become a thing where people say you guys. I grew up with y’all. It’s efficient and inclusive which is added bonus and ironic coming from the south

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I grew up around Seattle and also with y'all.

Of course, a lot of people say 'you guys' and either don't care or have decided that it's gender non deterministic because ya'll is cringe and racist-coded.

Never even heard of y'uys.

Would that be pronounced Yaiz?

???

Anyway, half of those questions I could have answered with half of the options given, as they're all common enough that most people either know what they mean or use them... and then the other half of the questions were basically just one answer.

EDIT: If anyone cares, easiest way in the world to tell someone is a California transplant is that they say 'the 5', not 'I-5'. That is, for the ones who aren't always telling you they are from California.

EDIT 2: Is there some kind of map of where Americans do and do not raise the pitch of the last word or syllable in a sentence? You know, that makes it sound like a statement is actually a question?

Its that weird tonal pattern that I have always found indicates a person is self centered and sheltered. I've known it as 'Valley Girl Accent' since I was a kid, and it only seems to be spreading.

Apparently its called 'High Rising Tone'?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I dunno about yins, but you'ns is crazy if'n y'all don't use alla'yous'n'em

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

THANK YOU FOR THIS!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“You folks” for life. Why was this not an option?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you say "Hey you folks" to address a group? It sounds awkward to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe just "Hey folks"?

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

Americans say “youse” too? Huh, I thought that was exclusively a bogan thing

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

My mom grew up in the rural outskirts of Cincinnati and says youse. Meanwhile my dad, who grew up more inside the city, constantly made fun of her for it.

I got Cincinnati and two random places I've never even visited as my top three results, probably because my way of speaking is a super mixed bag from living in different places. Language is weird.

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

East coast Canadians as well.

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

Yeah, mainly in the northeast. I'm in the southeast and I basically only hear it from cartoon mobsters.

Surprised it's not more widespread, actually. It seems like the easiest way to pluralize "you".

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

I somehow wound up in Fresno and Boston the first time I took the quiz.

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

Yas (pronounced yuhz)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The one about it raining when the sun is out is a trick question. It's definitely called "the devil beating his wife", but I don't call it that because that's weird

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Several of those are direct translations of places that Americans immigrated from