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Is the Southern Accent Disappearing? (youtu.be)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by godzilla_lives to c/humanities

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[–] WaterLizard 3 points 8 months ago

I've been using y'all in corporate America for about five years now and have yet had a manager condemn its use. It's widely accepted now and I've had coworkers mentioned it makes them fondly remember family from the south. It's just a good colloquial for referring to a group. Oddly enough "you guys" has slowly been entering my diction too due to working with more folks from the west and midwest.Midwest.

Ain't is one I still unconsciously avoid in professional settings though.