Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 10:39:09 EDT

From: "Steven K. Brehe" SBREHE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NUGGET.NGC.PEACHNET.EDU

Subject: Re: Yuz



aunt who has lived in Southeast Missouri her entire life says

"yuz" as=

in, "Yuz want to come back to the house for some cake?" The pronunciatio=

n is between schwa and a "oo" in "foot". She uses it for singular and plu=

ral.



I grew up in rural east central Missouri, west of St. Louis,

and never, ever heard "Yuz" from native Missourians, although

I certainly heard "youse" in Illinois, esp. in the Chicago

area. (I must confess I don't know SE MO very well.)

Is it possible your aunt in eastern MO picked up this usage

from friends in western IL?







Steven Brehe

sbrehe[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nugget.ngc.peachnet.edu