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To: Panerai

Ever since I moved up North, people have been calling me and my friends, "you guys" or "yous guys", instead of the gender neutral, ya'll. Should I be offended?


3 posted on 05/31/2006 3:44:13 AM PDT by sportutegrl (People who say, "All I know is . . ." really mean, "All I want you to focus on is . . .")
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To: sportutegrl

In this case...she WAS A GUY.

The "victim" is suffering from gender confusion, not the cop.


11 posted on 05/31/2006 3:58:46 AM PDT by Maelstrom (To prevent misinterpretation or abuse of the Constitution:The Bill of Rights limits government power)
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To: sportutegrl
I'm from Philly area. Everyone is known as "youse guys" or "youse gals", but, if intermixed, "youse guys" is all inclusive.

Instead of 'yo', here in the South the natives say 'hey'. I'm not offended. LOL

21 posted on 05/31/2006 4:10:48 AM PDT by moonman (`)
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To: sportutegrl
Ever since I moved up North, people have been calling me and my friends, "you guys" or "yous guys", instead of the gender neutral, ya'll. Should I be offended?

Yes,you should be offended.That's the way we Yankees (not NY Yankees,mind you) tell people to eat **** and die!

34 posted on 05/31/2006 4:19:57 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative
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To: sportutegrl

"Ever since I moved up North, people have been calling me and my friends, "you guys" or "yous guys", instead of the gender neutral, ya'll. Should I be offended?"

Did you hear the one about the guy from Joisy who was visiting Georgia? He told a native "I'm getting tired of heahing 'ya'll' this and 'ya'll' that. Why can't youse guys loin to speak the propah English?


63 posted on 05/31/2006 6:08:19 AM PDT by rwa265 (Behold, I am with you always. (Matthew 28:20))
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To: sportutegrl

No you cant be offended since you're up North where some speak like that. Hearing it down here, yeah that gets on my last nerve. Then again, go ahead and be offended if you want. That seems to be the "in" thing nowadays. -:)


64 posted on 05/31/2006 6:11:16 AM PDT by D1X1E
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To: sportutegrl
Ever since I moved up North, people have been calling me and my friends, "you guys" or "yous guys", instead of the gender neutral, ya'll. Should I be offended?

You seem to be intimating that you are from the South...Every good southerner knows that the plural of "y'all" is..."All y'all"...

76 posted on 05/31/2006 9:16:14 PM PDT by FDNYRHEROES (Always bring a liberal to a gunfight)
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