Gwen Róisín
@meowthrandir.bsky.social
Linguaphile || techie by day || fantasy & sci-fi writer by night || progressive by imperative || nerd by choice
It's pretty standard in the NYC/Boston area too, IMO. The roving gangs of suburban kids--regardless of gender--seem to use it a lot as well.
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It's pretty standard in the NYC/Boston area too, IMO. The roving gangs of suburban kids--regardless of gender--seem to use it a lot as well.
I went to college and lived in the South for years. Still, I think my most formative exposure to y'all was Fresh Prince of Bel Air, specifically Will Smith's use of it made it seem cool 😎
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I went to college and lived in the South for years. Still, I think my most formative exposure to y'all was Fresh Prince of Bel Air, specifically Will Smith's use of it made it seem cool 😎
Most definitely, it's of a lexicon of a diminishing regional dialect (along with the more Pennsylvanian yinz).
Back in my linguistics studies days, we talked a lot about the tendency of language (to converge on certain terms) as influenced by pop (youth) culture, media, and sheer exposure.
Back in my linguistics studies days, we talked a lot about the tendency of language (to converge on certain terms) as influenced by pop (youth) culture, media, and sheer exposure.
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Most definitely, it's of a lexicon of a diminishing regional dialect (along with the more Pennsylvanian yinz).
Back in my linguistics studies days, we talked a lot about the tendency of language (to converge on certain terms) as influenced by pop (youth) culture, media, and sheer exposure.
Back in my linguistics studies days, we talked a lot about the tendency of language (to converge on certain terms) as influenced by pop (youth) culture, media, and sheer exposure.
Used in some sentences:
Youse guys going out after dinner?
Get out of here, all of youse.
Youse guys going out after dinner?
Get out of here, all of youse.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Used in some sentences:
Youse guys going out after dinner?
Get out of here, all of youse.
Youse guys going out after dinner?
Get out of here, all of youse.
Youse is still an option (I grew up hearing it upstate NY, and it slips out every once in a while)
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Youse is still an option (I grew up hearing it upstate NY, and it slips out every once in a while)
The same way that silly Santa Clause movie did--Bond is a role, not contained to a single person.
When one Bond dies, another Bond steps up. It becomes an honorific: the Bond has died; long live the Bond!
When one Bond dies, another Bond steps up. It becomes an honorific: the Bond has died; long live the Bond!
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The same way that silly Santa Clause movie did--Bond is a role, not contained to a single person.
When one Bond dies, another Bond steps up. It becomes an honorific: the Bond has died; long live the Bond!
When one Bond dies, another Bond steps up. It becomes an honorific: the Bond has died; long live the Bond!
“.. If you add more and more product to your face and are surrounded by people who do the same, ‘you lose sight of anatomic normalcy.’”
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November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Bet he's got a few digital trophies in his crypto-wallet
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Bet he's got a few digital trophies in his crypto-wallet
Maps? Quests?
a boy in a black shirt says maybe tomorrow we can play d&d
Alt: Noah Schnapp playing Will Byers, a character from Stranger Things, says, "maybe tomorrow we can play d&d"
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November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Maps? Quests?
And there lie those onesies in rows, as the gravestones of children did before vaccines were available
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
And there lie those onesies in rows, as the gravestones of children did before vaccines were available
The 300 movie is a perfect example of something that felt great in the sun of the theater and then died in the shade when your brought it home or met its hardcore fans.
November 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The 300 movie is a perfect example of something that felt great in the sun of the theater and then died in the shade when your brought it home or met its hardcore fans.
The fast food version of weapons bodes as well for defense as McDonald's does for nutritious diets.
November 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The fast food version of weapons bodes as well for defense as McDonald's does for nutritious diets.
Ah, the old Romney razzle-dazzle
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Ah, the old Romney razzle-dazzle