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The drawl is gone, y'all: Research shows classic Southern accent fading fast (t.uga.edu)
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[–] Silverhand@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I grew up in the southeast US and while I don't think I have a strong accent and have tried to cut other southern things out of my speech, I quite like "y'all". In my opinion it's the best gender neutral second person plural word. Most others are needlessly gendered or sound even weirder.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hear you on the needlessly gendered words. I also try not to use words like "guys." Instead, I use words like "everyone" or just "you." They work just fine in most instances. On rare occasions, I sneak in a "you all." Same content without the southern sound.

[–] TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure I sound like even more of a hick than usual if I try to say "you all" over just admitting defeat and saying "ya'll".