UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 20 hours agoI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down134file-text
arrow-up1202arrow-down1imageI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square128fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·16 hours agoThat’s actually “you’uns” and despite being from the deep south I barely ever heard it growing up. Guessing you are from the south too
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·16 hours agoYinz is a Pittsburgh and Pennsyltucky thing
minus-squareλλλ@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·14 hours agoGenuine question. What is the “tucky” in pennsyltucky? Is it somehow tied to Kentucky?
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·14 hours agoYeah, it’s the area south of Pittsburgh near WV, why is it called Pennsyltucky instead of Pennsylvirginia? No idea. But, it’s more of a “here be hillbillies” thing, especially when compared to the rest of the state.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoI was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·16 hours agoWow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??
That’s actually “you’uns” and despite being from the deep south I barely ever heard it growing up. Guessing you are from the south too
Yinz is a Pittsburgh and Pennsyltucky thing
Genuine question. What is the “tucky” in pennsyltucky? Is it somehow tied to Kentucky?
Yeah, it’s the area south of Pittsburgh near WV, why is it called Pennsyltucky instead of Pennsylvirginia? No idea.
But, it’s more of a “here be hillbillies” thing, especially when compared to the rest of the state.
Kentucky = Hicks
I was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.
Wow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??