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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You lot? I use you lot in place of y'all, because I can't bring myself to contract you and all together.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds rude, though. Like "you people".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right?? I kept asking friends and family if that's too rude, and they assured me that it wasn't, so I kept using it. I guess it might be on tone of voice, too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's not rude. I say youse.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hahaha!!! That's a good one! I'm gonna start using that!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think that's a British way of saying it, if I'm not mistaken

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

We have quite a few actually, "you lot", "yous", "cunts" etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I believe you're correct. I picked it up from some Aussie and Britt friends about a decade ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Y'all just feels more all encompassing where as you lot sounds to me like a limited number of people.