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[โ€“] ilex@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Everyone gets y'all. It fills the dumb gap in English where the plural of you is you. Now if we could only get a singular neutral 3rd for people that isn't also the plural.

E: Or we could start pronouncing They singular like latchkey, for a thee sound. So we can get fun words like they's (thees). It will also make English even more confusing for newbies. What's not to love?

[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If the plural of goose is geese, then the plural of moose is meese.

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