[Publib] "You Guys"

[Kathi Kemp-Tejeda]

Well, this semi-old, Louisiana native, Wisconsin
resident, is on a mission to implement the Correct Use
of the Second-Person Plural (y'all) to replace the
gender-oblivious "you guys," the awful-sounding
"youse" (plural "yousins") and other crippled excuses
for the non-existent subject form.  

Who's with me?  Come on, y'all, let's fix this.

Kathi Kemp-Tejeda
Eager Free Public Library
Evansville, Wisconsin 

--- Bruce Bumbalough <Bbumbalough at ci.grapevine.tx.us>
wrote:

> Well, this too old, no suit owning, non conference
> going stick in the mud of a librarian grew up in
> Michigan where you guys was the norm for all groups
> and then moved to Tennessee, Arkansas, Virginia and
> finally Texas among the south of the Mason-Dixon
> line extended states and he prefers y'all because it
> is a more accurate statement.
> 
> 12/2007 10:21 AM >>>
> Hi, John,
>  
> I'm from The Big Apple, and up there, we use "you
> guys" when addressing a crowd, no matter its gender.
>  After reading your post, though, I'm rethinking
> this habit.  Since I still say "dawg" and "cawfee,"
> I won't feel comfortable using the southern plural
> of you:  "y'all."  I'm going to opt for an authentic
> variation and say "youse" from now on. Thanks for
> setting me straight.  Youse are awl good people. An'
> I mean dat.
>  
>   -- Kathleen
>  
> 
> "Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to
> find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill
> the tasks which it constantly sets for each
> individual."     -- Victor E. Frankl
>  
>  
>  
> Bruce Bumbalough
> Reference Librarian
> Grapevine Public Library
> 1201 Municipal Way
> Grapevine, TX 76051
>  
> 817-410-3404 or 817-410-3449
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