Words you wish your language had.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Beest

French and German have second person plural case and pronoun, but English is lacking, fortunately the southern US has filled this void with "y'all"

And South Philadelphians say "yous", pronounced "yooze"

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I would like a word to describe the situation where food smells so much better than it tastes. It's a very specific kind of anticipation/ disappointment.

Olfactooooey!

[Tulip]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

And South Philadelphians say "yous", pronounced "yooze"


Olfactooooey!

From what I know, southerners say "y'all," northeasterners say "yous" or I've seen it written as "youse," and mid-westerners say "you guys." A few years after moving from Hawaii to Texas, I was still using "you guys" for the you plural form. A friend said, there are girls here too.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Tulip

From what I know, southerners say "y'all," northeasterners say "yous" or I've seen it written as "youse," and mid-westerners say "you guys." A few years after moving from Hawaii to Texas, I was still using "you guys" for the you plural form. A friend said, there are girls here too.

Guys in the plural form can refer to people in general. Just as Muchachos refers to groups of mixed gender while muchachas refers to groups of women only.