UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 hours agoI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square100fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 hours agoYinz is a Pittsburgh and Pennsyltucky thing
minus-squareλλλ@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 hours agoGenuine question. What is the “tucky” in pennsyltucky? Is it somehow tied to Kentucky?
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 hours agoYeah, it’s the area south of Pittsburgh near WV, why is it called Pennsyltucky instead of Pennsylvirginia? No idea. But, it’s more of a “here be hillbillies” thing, especially when compared to the rest of the state.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 hours agoI was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 hours agoWow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??
Yinz is a Pittsburgh and Pennsyltucky thing
Genuine question. What is the “tucky” in pennsyltucky? Is it somehow tied to Kentucky?
Kentucky = Hicks
Yeah, it’s the area south of Pittsburgh near WV, why is it called Pennsyltucky instead of Pennsylvirginia? No idea.
But, it’s more of a “here be hillbillies” thing, especially when compared to the rest of the state.
I was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.
Wow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??