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[–] [S] 18 points 16 hours ago (9 children)

y'all is now reddit speak.

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  • [–] 11 points 16 hours ago (8 children)

    y'all can take my second-person plural subject pronoun from my cold dead hands!

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  • [–] 9 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

    Youse is a nice alternative.

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  • [–] 6 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

    if you’re Jar Jar Binks maybe

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  • [–] 9 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

    Youse and Yoosa sound similar but have entirely different etymology, the former being based on the English form of a Proto-Germanic word derived from Proto-Indo-European, while the latter similar sounding word is derived from Gungan.

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