The drawl is gone, y'all: Research shows classic Southern accent fading fast (t.uga.edu)

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[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 1 year ago

Y'all itself seems to be spreading, though.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I try actively not to use it, because I associate it with a backward culture.

[-] Silverhand@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

I grew up in the southeast US and while I don't think I have a strong accent and have tried to cut other southern things out of my speech, I quite like "y'all". In my opinion it's the best gender neutral second person plural word. Most others are needlessly gendered or sound even weirder.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I hear you on the needlessly gendered words. I also try not to use words like "guys." Instead, I use words like "everyone" or just "you." They work just fine in most instances. On rare occasions, I sneak in a "you all." Same content without the southern sound.