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		qq66 on June 11, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Person Paper on Purity in Language - Douglas Hof... In the South, the plural form of "you" is "y'all" and it actually does minimize communication errors. I've tried to bring "y'all" to Palo Alto but it hasn't worked.

PotatoEngineer on June 11, 2010 [–]

The Californianism seems to be "you guys". A little awkward, but it still cuts down on the communication errors.

RyanMcGreal on June 12, 2010 | [–]

The New Jersey analogue is "youse guys".

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