Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to 196English · 1 month ago11 years agoi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square140fedilinkarrow-up1819
arrow-up1819image11 years agoi.postimg.ccBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to 196English · 1 month agomessage-square140fedilink
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI tend to use “mates,” as “y’all” just doesn’t really agree with me.
minus-squareriwolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agohow does that work? “could y’all please help me” -> “could mates please help me”?
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoCould I get some help, mates?
minus-squareriwolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoyou dont need the word mates in that sentence ?w? and it wouldnt work in like so many situations. not saying you cant use it, but it doesnt seem like an adequat plural you
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWell, I guess the need for “y’all” may just may depend on the user’s desired level of informality when talking/writing. (To me personally, I just don’t like using it as it just sounds wrong to me.)
I tend to use “mates,” as “y’all” just doesn’t really agree with me.
how does that work?
“could y’all please help me” -> “could mates please help me”?
Could I get some help, mates?
you dont need the word mates in that sentence ?w?
and it wouldnt work in like so many situations.
not saying you cant use it, but it doesnt seem like an adequat plural you
Well, I guess the need for “y’all” may just may depend on the user’s desired level of informality when talking/writing. (To me personally, I just don’t like using it as it just sounds wrong to me.)