I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

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    11 months ago

    Many languages have a plural second person pronoun, English can too y’all. It’s a legitimately useful linguistic feature.

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      English used to have “ye”, but we dropped it. Then we all looked around wondering where it went and had to recreate it.

      “Y’all” down south. “Youse” in Philly, New York, Boston, etc. “Yinz” in Pittsburgh.

      I think “y’all” is the best choice. I’m not a fan of “youse”. “Yinz” doesn’t even deserve consideration in my opinion.

      Are there any others?