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We all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of? (sopuli.xyz)
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As in, doesn't matter at all to you.

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[–] 29 points 1 year ago (7 children)

"Y'all"

I will die on the hill that it's more efficient and neutral than the alternatives.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I recently realized that w’all needs to be shakespeared too. Following the pattern of other languages, y’all and w’all are missing in English.

    Also, I shakespeared the verb shakespeared, in reference to Shakespeare making up new words by following patterns among other words.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    First we're all like "Thou is too casual, gotta use the plural second person instead." Then oh no, turns out number in pronouns is actually useful sometimes, but thou sounds old fashioned now, so we just gotta re-pluralize the second person. And then you get y'all.

    I like y'all, but I almost wish we could just bring thou back.

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