Every once in a while I sometimes think about remaking the English writing system, as is normal I’m sure😅, and I wonder what would be the most useful revision of punctuation or phonetic.

  • PP_GIRL_@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The phrase “you all” doesn’t actually fit in the English standardization though and is itself just shorthand for “all of you [individuals],” which just highlights how clunky English handles second person plurals.

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      6 months ago

      hence my preference for “YOU’UNS” because if you’re going to be grammatically repugnant then embrace it.