[thechat] QOTD (especially for Texas residents - Hi Kyra, Sam & Dex!)

Erika Meyer emeyer at lclark.edu
Wed Apr 25 13:50:11 CDT 2001


Martin wrote:

>In Scotland, it would certainly be "yous" - exactly the same
>concept and usage as "y'all"
>
>Having a 2nd person pronoun which is the same in singular and
>plural can lead to misunderstandings,

yeah, what's up with that?
*mumble grumble* English language....

My daughter is just learning to read...
I hate having to explain all the things in English
that make no sense.

We need 2nd person plurals.
And we need to spell words like they sound,
dammit...

****

"Deep in my heart,
there is a house
that can hold just about all of yous."

who knows the song?

Erika




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