Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While people everywhere picked up on y'all over the years, no one anywhere started using 'youse' because they heard one of us greaseballs on Mulberry Street. Never. Would not happen. Forget about it. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Italians NEVER say y'all. New Yorkers -- the more well spoken ones > actually > > -- will occasionally say something like "Well, are you all heading over > to > > MoMA now?" Something like that. "To see the Henri [pronounced "ahn-ree"] > > Cartier-Bresson show?" We speak in hyphens don't you know. Anyway: how > > are > > we to blame? > > > > > Jeez > > I know that. You are ruining our culture with youse and you guys. Read, > instead of writing. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Vince Passaro < > passaro.vince at gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Rest of nation and universe, it's y'all.) > > > > > > > > > > It is truly sad what New Yorkers and Italians in general on television > > and > > > traveling have done to "y'all." > > > > > > Lately in restaurants right here in Natchitoches, the wait staff have > > taken > > > to using "You Guys." > > > > > > While not as harsh as "Youse", it seems to me that it is only a matter > > of > > > time when someone will slip even further into > > > oblivion and utter the S. > > > > > > Sad to hear a sweet little Southern gal say to me and my wife, "Do you > > > guys > > > want sweet tea, or regular?" > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > Sonny > > > http://www.sonc.com > > > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > > > > > USA > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >