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Okay, does anyone besides the Clampetts say "vittles"? I mean it has to come from somewhere. I just can't imagine someone saying, "I'm fixin' to git me some vittles!"
But don't you think saying "you people" sounds rather insulting? Like "you people just don't see the big picture." Or saying 'people' can sound a bit bossy, as in "come on people, let's go!"
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Fuzzy... yeah, it can I guess, on both counts, insulting and bossy. Then again, maybe it isn't. Depends on how, where, why and to whom.
Just like if I say "hey guys" come on! to a bunch of friends and we're running late to catch a plane....
It's true, there is something to be said about in person dialogue and body language.
But don't you think saying "you people" sounds rather insulting? Like "you people just don't see the big picture." Or saying 'people' can sound a bit bossy, as in "come on people, let's go!"
I suppose it does, but it depends on tone and context. If jokingly say to my friends 'yo people let's go, wadda waitin' for' then it isn't insulting, if I yell it to a crowd on the subway, it is, but in that case sometimes those 'people' need insulting
When I hear "people" I think of the drama teacher in high school musical. yes, I have a daughter who is totally into the Disney channel. I will survive....I hope. I'm about Zack and Cody'd to death along with a slice of Raven and a dash of Cheetah Girls! But I digress. I truly think of a high school teacher trying to get the class to pay attention.
A guy is a man or boy. Guys is an informal way of referring to persons of either sex such as, "Would one of you guys help me with this?" so it's just a way of addressing one or more people.
My parents lived in New York and New Jersey and always said "you guys," so I guess that's where I got it. They say that in CA as well. I now live in TX and still say, "you guys." I believe some parts of the country even say, "youse guys."
I live in Virginia and we used to hardly ever say "you guys". We just said y'all. Which is the proper way to address a group of people.
But now it seems you guys is very common here now.
Hmm, now the phrase "you all" doesn't seem Southern to me. "Y'all" does, but not "you all." In fact, I thought "you all" was grammatically correct for addressing a group of three or more people. Maybe I was mistaken?
If there are two people, I tend to say "you two" as in "What are you two doing?"
So grammatically incorrect means southern?
I think you all does sound Southern. Its a more formal version of "y'all" and is heard from more upper class Southerners.
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