atw: Re: Youse [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
- From: "Chris Newby" <rysk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:36:19 +1100
When talking _to_ ewes.
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martin Puchert
Sent: Wednesday, 11 January 2012 10:15 AM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Youse [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
I wonder if sheep farmers use youse when talking about ewes. Could get
confusing :)
Cheers, Martin
From: Christine Kent <cmkentau@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:03:59 +1100
To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: atw: Re: Youse [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
OK, so let's get this clear.
Youse is in the dictionary, but is rarely heard in professional circles and
mostly heard on street corners in deeply working class suburbs.
We do not use it to establish the social class and/or educational status of
the person using it, because we are such nice people that we would never use
superficial visual or auditory clues when establishing a stranger's
identity. That wouldn't be fair would it? We are not permitted to process
that information in a useful way because that would imply we discriminate,
eh?
However, statistical odds are that the users are under privileged and/or
under educated or in some weird religious sect.
Now, what does the word "discrimination" really mean?
Christine
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Peter.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, 11 January 2012 9:48 AM
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Subject: atw: Re: Youse [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Geoffrey wrote:
> Ken, you've really got to get out of Canberra a bit more. Or maybe leave
your leafy street and pop down to Fyshwick.
Nah. Just head for East Row and hang around waiting for an ACTION bus.
Peter G Martin
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