Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: on Nostr: "English speakers have spent much of the past several decades transforming 'you guys' ...

"English speakers have spent much of the past several decades transforming 'you guys' into a gender-neutral term to fill the void. It’s an interesting linguistic analysis—and one that is entirely unnecessary in Texas, or throughout the South. We’ve long had a word that serves this exact purpose, with no gender implications and a (if we do say so ourselves) mellifluous cadence. We’re talking about 'y’all,' y’all."

https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/in-defense-of-yall-nyt-columnist/

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