@UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 day agoI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1270file-text
arrow-up1270imageI'm from the Y'all zone. Is it offensive to call trans people y'all?lemmy.ml@UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 day agomessage-square136fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareλλλlinkfedilink5•21 hours agoGenuine question. What is the “tucky” in pennsyltucky? Is it somehow tied to Kentucky?
minus-squareChainweasellinkfedilinkEnglish7•21 hours agoYeah, it’s the area south of Pittsburgh near WV, why is it called Pennsyltucky instead of Pennsylvirginia? No idea. But, it’s more of a “here be hillbillies” thing, especially when compared to the rest of the state.
minus-square@funkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•22 hours agoI was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.
minus-square@TrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•23 hours agoWow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??
Yinz is a Pittsburgh and Pennsyltucky thing
Genuine question. What is the “tucky” in pennsyltucky? Is it somehow tied to Kentucky?
Yeah, it’s the area south of Pittsburgh near WV, why is it called Pennsyltucky instead of Pennsylvirginia? No idea.
But, it’s more of a “here be hillbillies” thing, especially when compared to the rest of the state.
Kentucky = Hicks
I was editing an Irish comedy recently which used “yinz” and “yiz” a lot.
Wow, this is news to me. How does a new word get the s to change to a z like that??