UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square146fedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down134file-text
arrow-up1257arrow-down1imageI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square146fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down7·1 day 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-up24·1 day agoYinz is a Pittsburgh and Pennsyltucky thing
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.
minus-squareλλλ@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoGenuine question. What is the “tucky” in pennsyltucky? Is it somehow tied to Kentucky?
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day 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-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day 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
I was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.
Genuine question. What is the “tucky” in pennsyltucky? Is it somehow tied to Kentucky?
Kentucky = Hicks
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.
Wow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??