Date: Sat, 21 Jan 1995 16:00:18 -0500

From: Francine Frank FWF[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ALBNYVMS.BITNET

Subject: 2 pl



In all the discussion about 'you guys' as a generic plural, used by

servers in restaurants, etc., I'm surprised that nobody mentioned the

expression 'you folks' While 'guys' is generally heard in informal speech

up here in the 'Great Northeast,' aka Albany, NY, it is very informal and

I have never heard it in a restaurant where 'you folks' seems to be the

preferred informality.

Francine Frank

University at Albany, SUNY

fwf[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cnsvax.albany.edu