Usage of the word “You’s”
I know, I know. It’s a regional thing, but it’s not a word. “You’re” is “you are”. “Can’t” is “can not”. Based of that knowledge, “You’s” is “you is”. When have you ever not contracted them and said “you is”? I get this constantly at resteraunts from waitresses. Mostly women for what it’s worth. It used to be older women but now younger women, 20’s are doing it and that’s sad. Is it so hard to use words that are in the dictionary? There are tens of thousands and you are still making some up? Guess what, America. There already exists a word that will make your terrible grammar correct. You use it every day and as a matter of fact, I just used it in this sentence. “You”. Are “you” ready to order? Can I get “you” something to drink? It’s not pluralized or contracted or whatever the heck you are doing to it. Drop it and leave it when you hopefully left “ain’t”.
Added Tuesday, June 5th
Category: Grammar
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andrea said:
Dear, I am pretty sure “yous” is being used as a plural of you, not as a makeshift contraction for “you is.” Hence the often used “What are yous guys doing?” It makes my ears bleed.
Tuesday, June 5th @ 1:06pm
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jay said:
How about when people mispronounce the word library?
I saw a so called “educated” woman on tv, who claims to be a teacher calling it libary. At what point did library lose it’s first R?! It’s not even a hard word to say, and still, people butcher it every day! Pissed!
Thursday, June 7th @ 6:53am