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La Coliniere

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Wed Feb 19, 2025, 05:35 PM Feb 2025

What are "yous" doing tonight? [View all]

Do you live in an area where the plural pronoun “you” is replaced with “yous”? It’s very commonly used here in the Buffalo area and I believe it’s common where Irish immigrants settled years ago and it kind of stayed with them and then it started being used by non-Irish folks. I did some research on the topic and it seems to be the case. I recently watched an Irish TV series and “yous” was used by most of the characters. Personally I don’t use it, but I’m prone to use y’all frequently, even though I’m not from the south nor am I Black.

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What are "yous" doing tonight? [View all] La Coliniere Feb 2025 OP
Yous guys 😀 Clouds Passing Feb 2025 #1
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