July 20, 2007

I'm finding that out here on the West Coast I'm more often using the Deep South construction "you all" to refer to the plural 2nd person, as opposed to my native Michigander "you guys" (much more since I've started working at West Coast Women's College), as witnessed by an email I sent to all my bosses today: "I can compile what you all give me."

Yikes. Linguistic deracination.