TIL that the term "Y'all" is considered AAVE (african american vernacular English) and its use by white people like me is frowned upon.
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TIL that the term "Y'all" is considered AAVE (african american vernacular English) by people I respect a lot and its use by white people like me is frowned upon. Hence I will not use the term anymore and apologise for the times I did, not knowing the specifics.
@santiago I can say as someone from the Midwestern United States this is... not an accurate representation of the term as it is used in its "native habitat," so to speak. "Y'all" is very much a part of the dialect of folks from about where I live and anywhere further south, regardless of race. No American English speaker frowns when a white person uses it. @jwildeboer should feel free to use it. The only time it will draw a frown is if someone too far up north uses it and says "you-all" and makes it awkward sounding.
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@santiago I can say as someone from the Midwestern United States this is... not an accurate representation of the term as it is used in its "native habitat," so to speak. "Y'all" is very much a part of the dialect of folks from about where I live and anywhere further south, regardless of race. No American English speaker frowns when a white person uses it. @jwildeboer should feel free to use it. The only time it will draw a frown is if someone too far up north uses it and says "you-all" and makes it awkward sounding.
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And to make this very clear: You are free to use whatever words you want. I am not telling you to do the same. I did not research deeply about the origin and specifics. There are enough other terms I can use instead, so I will. That's all, folks
There are bigger problems to solve out there. Language bike shedding is not my thing wrote last edited by [email protected](Most of the comments are from white people that tell me it all isn't that bad, that southerners use teh term all the time etc. Just reinforces my opinion I made the right choice. Black people: no need to get involved, I was expecting these reactions. Let's all care about the bigger problems surrounding us
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(Most of the comments are from white people that tell me it all isn't that bad, that southerners use teh term all the time etc. Just reinforces my opinion I made the right choice. Black people: no need to get involved, I was expecting these reactions. Let's all care about the bigger problems surrounding us
@jwildeboer Please don’t use the phrase “coloured people”. Because of its past, it has hugely racist overtones.
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@jwildeboer Please don’t use the phrase “coloured people”. Because of its past, it has hugely racist overtones.
@samir Thank you for that. What term is better? mixed? Or just say black?
