FabSwingers.com forum: Plural of "you"

By *atandasmile OP Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

The case for: sometimes you need to be clear about whether you're talking to a particular you or the whole group. Getting it wrong might end up with pints being spilled.

The candidates:

* Yous - simply apply the usual rules of English to construct our new plural. Probably lots of votes from Scotland and the North of England. Anywhere else?

* Y'all - contraction of "you all" as popularised by various Americans.

* Verily thou dost jest? "You" *is* the plural form of "thou". What *do* they teach kids in school these days?

The case against: there are haters for all of them. And who asked for English to change (again) anyway? And isn't it good to have a bar fight over a misunderstanding every so often to keep our national fighting ability up?

Aaaaand.... go

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Youse is common in Australia.

I don't think it's necessary, but at least it's better than the current culture wars

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By *atandasmile OP Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Youse is common in Australia.

I don't think it's necessary, but at least it's better than the current culture wars"

Clearly there has to be an argument on how one should spell yous/youse/use as well...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You lot?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You is the plural.

Thou is the singular.

Sorted!

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By *vilgasamWoman
over a year ago

The dot in the i

All of ya

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Youse is common in Australia.

I don't think it's necessary, but at least it's better than the current culture wars

Clearly there has to be an argument on how one should spell yous/youse/use as well..."

Sure. In Australian English it's already decided, but that's got no bearing on other dialects.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm OK with yous, but I know my audience. I'd only use it with people I know well and who are Scottish. Sometimes saying you when you're speaking to the whole group sounds aggressive.

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By *ravelling_WilburyMan
over a year ago

Beverley

You lot, you guys, everyone else.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

You.

You guys.

You lot.

Oi, wankers!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Although I use you’s as you said in the opening post usual rule of thumb regarding S but I guess there is no plural, I’d would just have to simply be put as you and then required number of people x

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Fisherthem

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over a year ago

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Vos and it’s variants

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Waste of letters, that. I like "u's"

As in "How's u's?"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In most of Ireland its Ye (pronounced Yee)

Dublin & parts of NI it's Yous

Dublin also uses Yiz

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

You, y'all, all of you

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

And I forgot the you all, in Texas it's y'all, in other parts of the south it's you all, whenever I hear someone say "you all" it sounds like a fake southern accent

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

You. Sort out any confusion if it's caused.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's you.

People who use 'yous' really make my teeth itch. Weren't they paying attention in primary school ffs?

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