In my experience when used in the singular, it is more often pronounced yez David On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 14:40, Robert Levy <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Youse is used in some parts of the US, as well. Though, I think it's > certainly not considered standard. > > It's interesting to me that youse is sometimes used in the singular, where > it doesn't actually help much. "Y'all" is sometimes used as singular, as > well. > > I grew up using "y'all," but never in the singular. > > rwl > > On 10/01/2012, at 7:57 AM, Geoffrey wrote: > > > Daryl > > > > "youse" has been in the Macquarie for a while now. However, the current > > online version (updated every year) still lists it as "non-standard". You > > will find it much more prevalent in Irish and Liverpudlian English than > in > > Australian English. There it is not considered poor or lower-class usage. > > It's a useful word, if only we all could get over our prejudices. > > > > Perhaps a little poem I dashed off about "youse" might lighten our > attitude > > towards it: http://www.abelard.com.au/words-2-2.pdf and jump to page 19. > > > > Cheers > > > > Geoffrey Marnell > > Principal Consultant > > Abelard Consulting Pty Ltd > > P: 03 9596 3456 > > M: 0419 574 668 > > F: 03 9596 3625 > > W: www.abelard.com.au > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Daryl Colquhoun > > Sent: Tuesday, 10 January 2012 6:37 AM > > To: austechwriter list > > Subject: atw: Re: Youse > > > > Rebecca Caldwell: > >> I remember that many pointed to the Macquarie, as 'youse' has been > >> included for many years as an accepted multiple tense of 'you' > > > > Not in the fourth edition. There is no suggestion that 'youse' is > 'accepted' > > > > as anything. Respectable dictionaries don't claim to 'accept' any word. > > > > > > Emails to this address are automatically deleted as an anti-spam measure. > > > > ************************************************** > > To view the austechwriter archives, go to > > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). > > > > To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION > modes) > > go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter > > > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to > > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ************************************************** > > > > > > ************************************************** > > To view the austechwriter archives, go to > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). > > > > To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION > modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter > > > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ************************************************** > > ************************************************** > To view the austechwriter archives, go to > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). > > To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION > modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** > > -- zz