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I'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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If anyone can find more pixels for me i would appreciate it.

Thanks y'all.

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[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You forgot "Yinz"

[–] So_zetta_slowpoke@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Yinz goin aht n abaht in dahntahn Picksburgh to watch da Stillers game?

[–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yinz is definitely a Scots thing

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yinz is a Pittsburgh and Pennsyltucky thing

[–] lambda@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Genuine question. What is the "tucky" in pennsyltucky? Is it somehow tied to Kentucky?

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] marzhall@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Not just the area south - basically all the area in between the two cities. And yeah, it's basically like saying "once you're out of the cities, you might as well be in Kentucky."

[–] youstolemyname@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Kentucky = Hicks

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I was editing an Irish comedy recently which used "yinz" and "yiz" a lot.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Wow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??