m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.

“I’m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.

  • @[email protected]
    6•11 months ago

    Lots of other languages have a dedicated word for second person plural, but English only has dialects that do.

    • @aesthelete
      2•11 months ago

      You can be used plurally. Ye used to be commonly used as a second person plural but now sounds old fashioned because it fell into disuse.

      • @[email protected]
        1•11 months ago

        “You” isn’t a dedicated word, since it’s typically used in singular. It’s common to have something specific to the task in other languages.

        • @aesthelete
          1•11 months ago

          Agreed, it’s a little awkward to use you as a plural and that’s what ye used to be used for.

          But ye is even more awkward. I suspect through frequent usage, “you” as a plural would start to feel just fine.

          In common conversation, it’s my experience that “you guys” winds up being the winner in American English. But it gets really dreadful when the speaker is trying to address a crowd with possessives and they’re using that expression.

          “This is what I was asking about from your guy(essess) [sic] presentation last week”…I just…wince a bit when I hear it…and I’ve said things like it myself but that doesn’t make it any better.