Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 06:46:17 EST

From: BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

Subject: Re: 2 pl



From: NAME: David Bergdahl

FUNC: English

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I certainly concur with Edgar Schneider's observation that "you guys" is

ubiquitous in the north; "youse" is heavily stigmatized but "you guys" brings no

opprobrium with it--the stealth 2 pl. pronoun as it were.

DAVID

David Bergdahl Ohio University/Athens OH BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CaTS.OHIOU.EDU